This salad is a crowd pleaser, it’s super quick and easy! Try it out this summer.

Ingredients:

• 1 bag baby spinach, baby salad leaves or rocket

• 1 pear 

• 1-2 handful of asparagus

• 2–3 large handfuls baby spinach or salad greens

• 1 tbsp of honey 

• 1/2 - 3/4 cup of walnuts

• 100g blue cheese

How to make:

1. Remove the woody ends of the asparagus, then pan fry over a gentle heat to soften slightly, place to one side. 

2. Slice pear and cover in the juice of 1/2 a lemon to stop it going brown, place on top of spinach.

3. Place asparagus on top of baby spinach and sliced pears.

4. Add 1 rounded tablespoon of honey to heat, with 1/2 - 3/4 cup of walnuts, until they start to caramelize (takes 2-3 mins over a medium heat in a non stick pan. Be sure to watch closely so they don’t burn).

5. Add chunks of blue cheese to the top of salad.

6. Sprinkle over caramelized walnuts.

Optional extras:

• Chunks of avocado and pomegranate seeds for extra colour!
• You can add a balsamic dressing if you like, but with the soft asparagus, creamy cheese and lemon juice on the pear it works well by itself.

Top tips

• You can try this salad with apple, peach, nectarine, or even strawberries instead (just pass on the lemon juice with these options).