Griddled pears with goat's cheese & hazelnut dressing

christmas starter goat's cheese hazelnuts pears

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Ingredients

40g toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped or crushed

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar

2 pears, cored

handful of watercress, to serve

100g goat's cheese, crumbled

Method

Combine the hazelnuts with the oil, vinegar and a pinch of sea salt flakes. Slice each pear into six wedges.

Heat a griddle pan over a high heat and griddle the pear wedges until slightly charred. Arrange three in a line on each plate. Tuck some watercress around the pears, then crumble over the goat’s cheese. Dot over the hazelnut dressing.