Pear, Rocket, Walnut & Goats Cheese Salad

With weather in the high 30's this week, it's simply too hot for me to turn the stove on so it's been lots of salads. This salad combines rocket, pear, walnuts and goats cheese and is great as a light meal during hot weather or an accompaniment to meat or fish. You can replace the goats cheese with Parmesan cheese if you don't like goats cheese.

½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
100g rocket leaves
2 pears, halved lengthways, cored and thinly sliced
100g goats cheese, broken into pieces
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1½ tablespoons olive oil
sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Heat walnuts in a non-stick frypan over medium heat, stirring often for 2-3 minutes until toasted. Transfer to a plate to cool.  Combine rocket, pears, goats cheese and walnuts in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.