Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese Salad Recipe
lassic combination of ingredients, cheeseboard favourites transformed in salad form with the addition of pepper rocket lettuce!Ideal to serve as a starter, light lunch or as a side for a main that's not too rich.We go light on the dressing here because the blue cheese and juice from the pears act as part of the dressing. See Note 1 for my recommende blue cheeses.
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 ripe pears, peeled and sliced
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Mixed greens
- Blue cheese
- Chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- peel and slice two ripe pears and place them on a baking sheet. Drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
- Wash and dry a few handfuls of mixed greens and place them in a large bowl.
- Add the roasted pears to the salad.
- Crumble a few ounces of blue cheese over the top of the salad.
- Sprinkle a handful of chopped walnuts over the top.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and honey to make the vinaigrette.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and serve immediately.
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