Roasted Pear-Honey Salad With Baby Greens

Name: Roasted Pear-Honey Salad With Baby Greens
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 pears, peeled, halved and cored; 9.85 ml honey; 1419.54-1892.72 ml mixed baby greens; 113.39 g blue cheese, crumbled; 78.78 ml walnuts, toasted and chopped; 29.58 ml balsamic vinegar; 4.92 ml finely minced shallot; 73.94 ml olive oil; salt and pepper

Submitted by Sageca

"This recipe is from Raising the Salad Bar,by Catherine Walthers, a book I recieved from the Cookbook Swap. This makes an elegant salad and the combination of flavour is just right."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 pears, peeled, halved and cored
9.85 ml honey
1419.54-1892.72 ml mixed baby greens
113.39 g blue cheese, crumbled
78.78 ml walnuts, toasted and chopped
Balsamic Vinaigrette
29.58 ml balsamic vinegar
4.92 ml finely minced shallot
73.94 ml olive oil
salt and pepper

directions

Preheat oven 375*. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Brush pears with a little oil and place on baking sheet cut side down and bake 20 minutes.
Pears should be brown at the bottom and easily pierced. Turn over and drizzle the core with 1/2 tsp honey. Bake an additional 5 minutes.
Pears can be made the same day but do not refrigerate.
To make vinaigrette, in small bowl combine vinegar and shallot;whisk in the oil and add salt and pepper.
Place salad green in a medium bowl and toss with vinaigrette. Mix well. Divide in serving plates;
Top each serving with a pear half and top with blue cheese and nuts.

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Sageca

Canada

I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!

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