Pear & Stilton Salad with Port Dressing & Toasted Walnuts

Name: Pear & Stilton Salad with Port Dressing & Toasted Walnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1 1/2 cups port wine; 6 cups assorted young greens, torn up; 2 pears, peeled,cored,sliced; 6 tablespoons crumbled Stilton cheese (or other blue cheese); 2 shallots, sliced (1/4 C); 1 clove garlic; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Submitted by tgobbi

"A delicious salad for company. Originally published in the Chicago Tribune several years ago."

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

ingredients

Salad
¹⁄₂ cup chopped walnuts
1 ¹⁄₂ cups port wine
6 cups assorted young greens, torn up
2 pears, peeled,cored,sliced
6 tablespoons crumbled Stilton cheese (or other blue cheese)
Dressing
2 shallots, sliced (1/4 C)
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

directions

Toast walnuts in heavy saucepan on med heat.
Set aside.
Pour port into same pan nuts were toasted in.
Boil on med high; simmer to reduce by half its volume.
Remove from heat& allow to cool.
Distribute 1 1/2 C greens on each of 4 plates.
Arrange pear slices over.
Sprinkle 1 1/2 T cheese on each.
For dressing: Puree reduced port, shallots, garlic, mustard, vinegar to smooth in blender.
Pour over salads.
Top with nuts.

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Reviews

This is a very very good recipe! Even though it breaks my heart to use so much valuable port in this dressing, it does not go wasted, the dressing really is outstanding. And the salad ingredients compliment each other perfectly. I used mixed spinach and arugula leaves. If ripe pears are not available, I would recommend using canned ones, they must be sweet for this one.

rosslare
This was delicious! Thank you for an excellent recipe.

Bokenpop aka Mad