PEAR, PERSIMMON & HAZELNUT SALAD Recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon minced shallot
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper
6 tablespoons hazelnut oil (see note)
3 Bosc pears, cored and cut into 1⁄8-inch slices (see note)
6 fuyu persimmons, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch slices
3 endive, cored and cut into 1-inch slices
Mache or watercress, if desired
¼ cup roasted hazelnuts
¼ cup crumbled Stilton
¼ cup pomegranate seeds.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Macerate the shallot in sherry vinegar and a pinch of salt and pepper for an hour or more. Add hazelnut oil; taste and adjust seasoning.

2. Just before serving, toss pears, persimmons and endive in a bowl and dress with vinaigrette. Season to taste. Serve over greens, if using, and sprinkle with hazelnuts, Stilton and pomegranate seeds.

Note: Be sure to choose fruit that is ripe but not yet soft so that it holds up to the vinegar