Recipes
Pear & avocado salad
With crunchy lettuce, creamy avocado, salty Parma ham and sweet pears, this salad is a wonderful mix of flavours and textures – and very easy to prepare.
With crunchy lettuce, creamy avocado, salty Parma ham and sweet pears, this salad is a wonderful mix of flavours and textures – and very easy to prepare.
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Cook: 15 Mins
Serves: 6
Price: 95p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 185g serving contains
Energy
1038kj
248kcal
1038kj
248kcal
12%
Fat
19.1g
19.1g
Med
27%
27%
Saturates
3.9g
3.9g
Med
19%
19%
Sugars
9.5g
9.5g
Med
11%
11%
Salt
0.8g
0.8g
Med
13%
13%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
561kj/134kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
561kj/134kcal
Ingredients
3 ripe dessert pears
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Black pepper
2 ripe avocados
2 baby gem lettuces
1 tbsp olive oil
100g Asda Extra Special Parma Ham, torn
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Method
1
Halve, core and slice 3 ripe dessert pears. Heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a pan. Add the pears to the pan and cook until golden. Season with black pepper.
2
Halve and stone 2 ripe avocados and spoon out small scoops of avocado flesh using a teaspoon.
3
Wash and tear the leaves of 2 baby gem lettuces. Place 1 tbsp olive oil in a large bowl. Gently toss in the lettuce leaves and avocado scoops and pile onto six serving plates.
4
Spoon the hot pears over the salad leaves and top with 100g torn Asda Extra Special Parma Ham. Finish by drizzling over 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar and serve straight away.