Pear and blue cheese are a basic combo that has been round for a very long time. Thanksgiving is the right time to serve every thing pear as these late fall and early winter months are when pears are in season. Their scrumptious sweetness matches completely with the crunch of the nuts and the savory taste of the blue cheese to make a salad everybody will rave about this vacation season.
This recipe is Gluten-Free.
make Pear and Blue Cheese Salad
Substances
2/3 cup nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, or cashews)
1 bunch watercress
1 bunch arugula
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 teaspoons whole-grain mustard
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra to style
Freshly floor black pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 Belgian endive
2 ripe pears
1/2 cup (loosely packed, crumbled) delicate blue cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 levels Fahrenheit. Unfold the nuts on a sheet pan in a single layer.
Bake for about 7 to 10 minutes, shaking the pan often, till the nuts are toasted and aromatic. Let the nuts cool, after which coarsely chop.
Trim the stems of the watercress and arugula. Wash and dry the leaves.
In the meantime, whisk the vinegar and mustard collectively in a big salad bowl. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few pepper. Progressively whisk within the olive oil.
Halve the endive lengthwise, lower out the core, then thinly slice crosswise and add all of the lettuce to the bowl.
Quarter and core the unpeeled pears and thinly slice. Add these to the salad. Scatter the cheese and nuts over the salad, and season with salt and pepper, to style.
Toss the salad gently to evenly costume all of the greens and serve!
Hold Salad Contemporary
Salads are at all times finest served contemporary, and it may be onerous to protect salad and preserve it contemporary you probably have leftovers. Nonetheless, there are some things that you are able to do to make your salad final. In the event you can, prep all of your components and make the salad dressing, however retailer components individually as a result of the salad and nuts will grow to be soggy when saved collectively. If you know the way a lot salad you want/wish to eat for every meal, mix solely the quantity of salad components you want for that portion proper earlier than you eat so the opposite uneaten components keep contemporary and never soggy. In the event you do make all the salad and wish to retailer all of it collectively, think about including some paper towels to your hermetic container to soak up among the moisture. Lastly, at all times retailer lettuce and produce within the fridge to maintain it chilly and brisker longer. Get pleasure from your scrumptious salad!
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