Blue Cheese Pear Salad
Tangy blue cheese, fruity sliced sweet pears, creamy avocado, and crunchy candied pecans are all pulled together with a mustard garlic vinaigrette dressing to create one outstandingly delicious salad!
Ingredients
- 1 head leaf lettuce torn into bite-size pieces (red, green, or spring mix will work)
- 3 pears - peeled cored, and either chopped or sliced
- 5 ounces of blue cheese crumbled
- 1 avocado - peeled pitted, and diced. You can slice if you prefer.
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
Salad Dressing Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium low heat, add 1/4 cup of white sugar and shake to even it out in the pan. Allow the sugar to slowly caramelize without stirring. Watch carefully to make sure it doesn't burn. Once sugar is melted and golden brown, remove for the heat and stir in 1/2 cup of pecan halves. Carefully transfer nuts onto waxed paper. Allow to cool, and break into pieces.
- For the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, mustard, chopped garlic, salt, and black pepper.
- In a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions. Pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.
Notes
Please note you can also individually plate this salad by layering the pear and avocado in slices rather than dicing them.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 413kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 8gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 475mgFiber: 8gSugar: 20g
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