Pear & Walnut Winter Salad with a Rooibos Dressing

Ingredients - Salad

2 pears, thinly sliced

1/2 cup red onion, sliced

1 cup rocket leaves

1/4 cup cranberries

2 Tbls sunflower seeds

1/2 cup walnuts, roasted

1/2 crispy bacon bits *optional

3/4 Gorgonzola/ blue cheese

Ingredients - Salad Dressing

1/2 cup Olive oil

1/4 lemon juice

3 Tbls Laager Rooibos syrup

1 Tbls Dijon mustard

1 tsp crushed garlic

Salt & pepper, to taste

1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes

Ingredients - Rooibos Simple Syrup

2 cups water

6 Laager Rooibos Tea Bags

2 cups castor sugar

Method

1. In a saucepan, bring the water, sugar and teabags to a boil for a minute. Reduce to a simmer until the syrup is reduced to half.
2. Remove the teabags. Leave syrup to cool
3. To make salad dressing, mix all the ingredients together. Adjust seasoning accordingly.
4. In a salad bowl, layer/ toss all the salad ingredients together and serve as a meal or side.