Name: Watercress salad with cheese balls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 small pears (540g), sliced thinly; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind; 1/2 cup (125ml) orange juice; 300 gram snow peas, trimmed; 100 gram watercress leaves; Cheese balls; 150 gram ricotta cheese; 100 gram feta cheese; 1/4 cup (30g) finely grated cheddar cheese; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives; 2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika

Ingredients

3 small pears (540g), sliced thinly

1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind

1/2 cup (125ml) orange juice

300 gram snow peas, trimmed

100 gram watercress leaves

Cheese balls

150 gram ricotta cheese

100 gram feta cheese

1/4 cup (30g) finely grated cheddar cheese

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme

1 teaspoon curry powder

1 teaspoon sweet paprika

Method

1.Combine pear, rind and juice in large bowl. Cover; refrigerate 15 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave snow peas until just tender; drain. Rinse under cold water; drain.

3.Gently toss pear mixture, snow peas and watercress in large bowl. Serve topped with cheese balls.

4.To make cheese balls; combine cheeses and herbs in small bowl. Roll level teaspoons of mixture into balls. Combine curry powder and paprika in small bowl; gently toss half of the cheese balls in curry mixture until coated.

We used corella pears for this recipe. You will need a bunch of watercress weighing about 350g in total to yield the leaves required for this salad.
Note

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