Pear, Spinach, Walnut & Celery Salad

Sarah_Jayne's Note:

Another healthy recipe that I have collected for my pre-summer health push. I found this in the "Healthy Eating" cookbook put out by "The Australian Woman's Weekly" I was particularly drawn to it by the dressing as it is without oil which always pushes up the calorie count a good deal.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• 1 large pear, cut into thin wedges
• 2 ounces baby spinach leaves
• 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped coarsely
• 1 stalk celery, trimmed and chopped coarsely

Mustard Dressing

• 2 teaspoons mustard
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh apple juice

Directions:

1. Place ingredients for mustard dressing in a screw-top jar and shake well.
2. Place pear, spinach, nuts and celery in medium bowl and toss gently to combine.
3. Serve salad drizzled with dressing.

Reviews

[bigbadbrenda]

I like the salad but next time I ill add just a bit of olive oil to the dressing. My husband found the dressing a wee bit strong for him. So nice to have different kinds of salads during the summer. Made for Zwt5 for the Cooks with Dirty faces.

[Yogachef]

Made for the Zaar World Tour 5 as part of an Australian medley dinner. The combination of pears, baby spinach, walnuts, and celery is a combination I never conceived. The mixture of mustard, cider vinegar and fresh apple juice give a sweet, tangy kick to the salad. I did substitue salted walnuts to balance the sweet pear. Would definitely eat again, Mates!

[Lazy Chef 2]

Made this for DD 18th Birthday yesterday. Made for 10 people...It was really good...everyone ranted and raved over. I will make this again this summer! Thanks so much for posting this recipe! Made and reviewed for Zaar World Tour 5 for the Zaar Chowhounds.