We love roquefort cheese and find thast the roquefort works well with the pears and walnuts. All you need to add is some slices of crusty baguette and you have a very tasty salad that is perfect for an entree or a light lunch.

Note if you cannot get roquefort cheese, use a strong  blue cheese.

Warm Pear and Walnut Salad with Roquefort Dressing 
Serves 4 as a light lunch or 6 as a starter

Ingredients:
2 hard dessert pears
40 g walnut pieces
150 g Roquefort cheese
1 tbsp walnut oil
10 g butter
2 rounded tbsp crème fraîche
1 large egg yolk
2 x 60 gm bags herb salad or equivalent

Method:
1.Cut the pears into quarters, remove the cores but leave the skins on, then cut each quarter into 4 slices. Next, heat the walnut oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and lightly sauté the walnuts, tossing them around for about 1 minute. Now transfer them with a draining spoon to a plate. Add the butter to the pan at the same heat, then add the pears and sauté them for about 2-3 mins on each side until they are nicely brown. Next, drain the pears on kitchen paper, arrange them on a plate and keep them warm.
2. Make the sauce. To do this, place the crème fraîche in a small saucepan with the rest of the Roquefort, crumbling it as you add it. Now whisk the two together over a gentle heat until the cheese begins to melt and form a sauce. Then drop in the egg yolk and continue to whisk until the sauce thickens; don?t let it reach boiling point ? it should be almost th...