Pear Salad with Blue Cheese & Honey Vinaigrette
Published Oct 23, 2022
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Simple and elegant, this Pear Salad with Blue Cheese & Honey Vinaigrette will not go unnoticed. It’s rich and yummy, ideal to serve as a starter or as a side for roast chicken, ribs, or beef steaks.
Pear Salad with Blue Cheese & Honey Vinaigrette
Ingredients
For the dressing:
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
For the salad:
- 3 pears, , cored and sliced
- 2 cups arugula
- 1 cup endive frisée
- 1 cup radicchio
- 6 ounces blue cheese, , cut into small cubes
- ¾ cup toasted walnuts, , roughly chopped
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients for the dressing in a jar. Seal tightly and shake vigorously until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
- In a big bowl, toss together sliced pears, arugula, endive frisée, radicchio, and blue cheese. Add the dressing and toss again. Divide the salad among 4 plates. Top with chopped toasted walnuts and serve.
Notes
Tip: If you need to prepare this salad in advance, drizzle sliced pears lightly with lemon juice to prevent them from going brown and combine the salad with the dressing just before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 544kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 13gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 656mgPotassium: 442mgFiber: 6gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 604IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 279mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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