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Blue Cheese Pear Salad
Sweet pears and rich blue cheese turn a bed of greens into an elegant side. Topped with tangy vinaigrette, this tantalizing salad from Cindy Dyrnes of Deptford, New Jersey will win rave reviews from all!
6 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Ingredients
3 medium Bartlett pears, halved and cored
6 teaspoons lemon juice,
divided
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
2-1/4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted
3 tablespoons chopped green onions
6 cups torn leaf lettuce
Directions
Place pears, cut side down, in an 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. Brush
with 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Add water and remaining lemon juice to
pan.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or just until pears
are tender. Drain and cool to room temperature.
In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. In another
bowl, combine the blue cheese, walnuts and onions.
Just before serving, divide lettuce among six plates; drizzle with
dressing. Top each with a pear half and 2 tablespoons blue cheese
mixture. Yield: 6 servings.
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Nutrition Facts:
1 serving equals 161 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 261 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1 fruit.
© Taste of Home 2013