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Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola Pears

Guests will feel like royalty when you serve this elegant yet rustic salad. Here, juicy pears are stuffed with Gorgonzola cheese, dried cherries and pecans and served over spicy arugula.—Sonya Labbe, Los Angeles, California

6 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min.

Ingredients

3 medium pears, peeled, halved and cored
3 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
3/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup apple cider or juice
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
6 cups fresh baby spinach or fresh arugula
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

Brush pears with 1 tablespoon lemon juice; place cut side up in an
ungreased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the
cheese, cherries and pecans; spoon into pear cavities. In another
bowl, combine cider and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved; pour
over pears.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 35-45 minutes or until pears are
tender, basting occasionally. Set aside pan juices.
Place arugula in a large bowl. Whisk together the oil, salt,
remaining lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of reserved pan juices.
Drizzle over arugula; toss to coat. Serve with pear halves and

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Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola Pears (continued)

Directions (continued)

remaining pan juices. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup spinach mixture with 1 stuffed pear half equals 254 calories, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 271 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 5 g protein.