Pear and Walnut Salad with Tahini Dressing :: And Notebook-Losing

I lost my notebook this week. Canary yellow and full of notes to myself, random thoughts and lists and sketches, it was one in a series of Moleskines I carry with me everywhere. 

Because otherwise, I forget things. 

Like my notebook,

Who knows where. 

I don't even remember what I said in it, what recipes it held, or ideas. Maybe I'll start making up things, exciting new things ... and really they were there already, in that golden, sunshine-coloured book. But that's ok, they'll be different or the same, probably better, and I'll set them down carefully in my new, (persimmon-coloured) notebook, the one I'll carry with me everywhere. Once more, a paper-and-ink extension of my own cerebral cortex. 

Maybe I'll find my notebook again, and open it, and discover gems of wisdom inside, or maybe it'll be nowhere near as good or important or valuable as I imagine it. Or maybe it'll be gone forever, into the void where lost things go.

It was shit, losing my notebook. 

But I'm pretty sure I'll get over it.

Also this week, I made this salad about five million times. That's what it felt like, I just couldn't get enough. I probably wrote down how many times exactly in that yellow notebook I lost, so sorry I can't be any more specific than five million. 

Sigh.

Amanda xx

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Pear and Walnut Salad with Tahini Dressing

The best part about this salad? It's so easy. Oh, and the pears - beautiful in Queensland markets right now. Walnuts. And tahini dressing. All the protein makes it filling - I've been having this salad for lunch, all on its own. You could probably add some chopped (cooked) chicken breast or quorn if you want even more protein.

The ingredients + The process

I'll leave it up to you on the quantities - this salad isn't too fussy, so you can heave extra walnuts in if you want, or eat half the pear before it hits the salad (hypothetically). Just grab a handful or two of washed greens - chopped lettuce or baby spinach or rocket or a mix - and toss in half a pear, sliced thinly. Sprinkle with a handful of palm-crushed walnuts. Top with tahini dressing - I use equal quantities of tahini + extra virgin olive oil + white wine vinegar, with a pinch of flaky sea salt. But you can tinker with the proportions if you'd like, or use lemon, or whatever. Season to taste, with freshly-ground pepper.

Enjoy!