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Blue Cheese Pear Salad Recipe

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This pretty and flavorful salad with a contrast of texture is refreshing and versatile…a nice accompaniment to a variety of entrees. Using this list of ingredients as a base for two, it can easily be increased to serve many more.

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Blue Cheese Pear Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

3 cups torn leaf lettuce
1 can (8-1/2 ounces) pear halves, drained
2 thin slices red onion, separated into rings
3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon onion powder

Directions

Divide lettuce between two salad plates. Top with pears, onion, blue cheese and walnuts. In a small bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, syrup, mustard, garlic powder and onion powder until blended. Drizzle over salads. Yield: 2 servings.

Originally published as Blue Cheese Pear Salad in Reminisce February/March 2007, p 49

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Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2013 by cwbuff2

This salad was tangy and tasty. Easy to prepare, too! I made it for 4 - FYI there are about 5 pear halves in one can of pears. You can also slice the pears and fan them out for an even snazzier presentation. Great change of pace!