Honey Roasted Pears, Watercress & Blue Cheese Salad
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Total: 1 hr 30 mins
Available from September to November, quince are a truly seasonal treat. Roasted, they're tender, sweet and aromatic. To make this delicious winter salad you'll bake the quince with honey, lemon and thyme then toss it through a mix of nutty cannellini beans, peppery watercress and tangy Perl Las blue cheese. A classic honey and mustard dressing brings the salad together.
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560 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 300g pears
  • 1 lemon
  • A handful of thyme
  • ½ tbsp honey
  • ½ garlic clove
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 200g tin of cannellini beans
  • 25g watercress
  • 125g Perl Las blue cheese
From your kitchen
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt + black pepper
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/400°F. Drizzle 2 tbsp olive oil into a roasting tin. Using a heavy kitchen knife, carefully slice the quince into quarters and slice out the cores. Roughly chop each quarter into bitesized chunks – tossing in the oil as you go to prevent the quince from browning too quickly. Halve the lemon and squeeze over the juice from one half. Season with salt and pepper and slide the roasting dish into the oven for 45min (tossing halfway).

  • 2.

    Meanwhile, pick the thyme leaves off the woody stalk. Add half of the thyme leaves to a small bowl. Peel and grate in the garlic clove. Scoop in the wholegrain mustard. Drizzle in half of the honey. Squeeze in the juice from the remaining half lemon. Add 1 tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.

  • 3.

    Remove the quince from the oven. Drizzle over the remaining honey and scatter over the remaining thyme leaves. Toss well to coat. Return the pan to the oven for for a further 15-30 mins till the quince is tender.

  • 4.

    Drain and rinse the cannellini beans and tumble into a large bowl. When the quince is tender, remove from the oven and scoop into the bowl. Drizzle over the honey and mustard dressing. Toss well to coat. Crumble in the blue cheese.

  • 5.

    Divide the watercress between 2 plates. Spoon over the quince, cannellini beand and blue cheese salad.

  • Tip

    Reduce Food Waste
    Crumble any leftover cheese over soup for a delicious creamy salty twist.

  • Tip

    Reduce Food Waste
    Use up watercress tip