Vegan Walnut, Pear and Avocado Salad

February 1, 2022

Here we have another super healthy and super yummy salad recipe :) It is packed with nutritious goodies and the flavour is to die for. I enjoyed these last night on the side of these vegan veggie rissoles.

With just a few ingredients from the shops, and the rest from the pantry, it isn't too difficult to throw this one together!

Although I am not usually the biggest fan of pears, I thought it would work well in this recipe due to it having a bit of a softer flavour. And it turned out perfectly! Between the avocado, walnut, red onion, greens, craisins and the honey mustard vinaigrette, the pear integrated itself so wonderfully.

This is a favourite of mine for sure!

Dietary Requirements:

This gorgeous salad is suitable for those with a lactose intolerance, and who are gluten free.
And as Spinach belongs to the Amaranthaceae family, and Pears belong to the Rosaceae family, this salad is nightshade free.
It is also the perfect salad for those following a pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan diet.

Vegan Walnut, Pear and Avocado Salad

Prep Time: 5-10 mins

Cooking Time: nil

Serves: 4

A beautiful salad filled with loads of nutritional goodness

Ingredients

Salad:

120g mixed baby spinach and rocket
1 pear, sliced
1 avocado, cut into cubes
1/2 red onion, diced
100g walnut halves
50g craisins

Dressing:

1/3 cup olive oil
2 tbsp of seeded mustard
2 tbsp of honey (or maple syrup for vegan option)
2 tbsp of red or white wine vinegar
a squeeze of lemon
salt and pepper

Method

Combine all the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl
In a small bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients, whisk with a fork or whisk
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to combine
Enjoy 🙂