Steemit Iron Chef 2017 #05 CARAMELISED PEAR & WALNUT SALAD

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Steemit Iron Chef 2017 #05 CARAMELISED PEAR & WALNUT SALAD
The fruit chosen for this weeks entry is Pear.  I simply had no choice but to make a version of my favourite salad - caramelised pear with feta cheese and walnuts

First a visit this morning to the local Organic Store in Limassol to find the perfect pears
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Most of my ingredients are pictured below:
Lettuce - I bought a new variety called "Laxana" - never heard of it before and the stalk is like a celery stalk (might try cooking it to see if it tastes like celery stalks when cooked- or at least have the same texture)
Radish, baby spring onions, butter, walnuts and red wine.
Not in the picture, I used some cucumber, vanilla sugar and feta cheese

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Almost done - just need to add a little lemon juice and some feta cheese
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This is me holding a box of vanilla sugar - which I used instead of sugar for caramelising my pears and walnuts

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Pretty simple and delicious salad - can't get enough of it. 
I added the vanilla sugar to butter and baked pears until golden, added the walnuts.  After they were glazed, I took the walnuts out and added some red wine which I allowed to thicken with the pears and give them a lovely rose colour.
These were added to the salad - and can pretty much be added to any salad.

The finished platter![IMG_20171004_130657.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmV77w2e4hnXdgXTTFkQdLC1o713KppojRszmJqjphX2Ge/IMG_20171004_130657.jpg)

Hope you enjoy

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