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Pear Blue Cheese Salad Contessa

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🍐 This Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Arugula offers a delightful blend of fresh, sweet, and tangy flavors with a crunchy texture.
🧀 It’s an easy-to-make salad that combines nutrient-rich ingredients with a flavorful honey mustard dressing, perfect for a refreshing starter or light meal.

  • Total Time: 18 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

1 1/2 to 2 ripe pears (any variety such as Beurre Bosc, Packham, Josephine, Corella, nashi pears, or sweet apples)

3/4 cup whole walnuts (substitutes: almonds, pecans, hazelnuts)

120g (4oz) rocket (arugula) lettuce

120g (4oz) creamy but crumble-worthy blue cheese (e.g., Roquefort-style, Gorgonzola-style, Stilton-style, Danish blue, or a mild blue cheese variety for a less intense flavor)

1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 1/2 tbsp honey

1 1/2 tbsp cider vinegar (or white wine, champagne, or sherry vinegar)

1 1/2 tbsp vegetable or extra virgin olive oil (nut oils like walnut or hazelnut oil optional)

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1-Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well, or whisk thoroughly in a bowl.

2-Halve the pears, scoop out the cores, and slice into approximately 3mm thick slices.

3-Toast the walnuts in an oven preheated to 350°F (180°C) for 8 minutes, or until fragrant. Leave some walnuts whole and break others in half.

4-In a large bowl, toss the rocket lettuce with 2 tablespoons of the prepared dressing.

5-On a serving platter, arrange one-third of the dressed rocket. Scatter one-third of the sliced pears, one-third of the toasted walnuts, and one-third of the crumbled blue cheese over the rocket. Repeat the layering process two more times.

6-Drizzle the remaining dressing over the salad just before serving.

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Notes

🧀 Choose a creamy yet firm blue cheese for easy crumbling and balanced flavor.
🌿 Use peppery arugula (rocket) to contrast the sweetness of the pears and richness of the cheese.
🥜 Toast walnuts to deepen flavor and add crunch to your salad.

  • Author: Brandi Oshea
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Toasting time: 8 minutes
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Toasting, Tossing, Layering
  • Cuisine: Contemporary
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 390
  • Sugar: 14 g
  • Sodium: 340 mg
  • Fat: 30 g
  • Saturated Fat: 10 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 20 g
  • Fiber: 4 g
  • Protein: 9 g
  • Cholesterol: 25 mg

Find it online: https://kitchencoast.com/pear-blue-cheese-salad-contessa/