Pear Salad

Yes the sun is out and the birds are singing again and we are tempted to eat out in the garden for the first time this year! Spring is definitely here at last and we have been busy in the garden rotating the soil and adding lots of yummie home made compost.

Today we are planning a nice crunchy pear salad a personal variation of a Waldorf salad which is particularly good with our very own home grown walnuts!
Preparation time only 25 minutes so very quick too! Serves 4. Calories 171 per portion.

Ingredients

1 Lettuce shredded (I prefer little gems)
2 sticks celery chopped
1 red pepper cored and sliced
25g of walnut halves
75g of green grapes halved, seeded and peeled
1 dessert pear, peeled, cored and sliced
225g smoked chicken, skinned and boned

For the dressing

2 table spoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons of grated cucumber
1 teaspoon of grated onion
1 teaspoon of chopped fresh tarragon

For the garnish

1 dessert pear, cored and sliced
2 sprigs of fresh tarragon

Method

Mix the lettuce with the celery, red pepper, walnuts, grapes, pear and smoked chicken. To make the dressing, mix the yogurt with the mayonnaise, add the remaining ingredients and blend well. Just before serving, spoon the dressing over the salad and toss well to mix. Garnish with slices of pear and a few twigs of fresh tarragon.