Pear, Walnut & Blue Cheese Salad
Classic fall salad with ripe pear slices, candied walnuts, creamy blue cheese, and a honey-balsamic vinaigrette on mixed greens
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🛒 Ingredients
- 2 ripe Bartlett or Bosc pears
- 6 cups mixed greens
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 3 oz crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp dried cranberries
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1Toast walnuts in a dry pan over medium heat 3-4 minutes; toss with 1 tsp honey and a pinch of salt, cool
- 2Whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar, remaining honey, and Dijon into a vinaigrette
- 3Slice pears thinly, leaving skin on
- 4Toss mixed greens with vinaigrette in a large bowl
- 5Top with pear slices, candied walnuts, blue cheese, and dried cranberries
- 6Serve immediately
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