Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

Name: Pear and Blue Cheese Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts; 1-1/2 cups torn Bibb or Boston lettuce; 1/2 cup cubed cheddar cheese; 1 medium pear, thinly sliced; 1 slice sweet onion, separated into rings; 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese; 3 tablespoons poppy seed salad dressing

Tina Green of Albany, Oregon dishes up this refreshing salad as a main course on hot days or to serve with grilled meat. "It only takes a few minutes to prepare while the grill is warming," she notes. "I first tried it at a restaurant and adopted it to our taste."

Ingredients

3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1-1/2 cups torn Bibb or Boston lettuce
1/2 cup cubed cheddar cheese
1 medium pear, thinly sliced
1 slice sweet onion, separated into rings
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
3 tablespoons poppy seed salad dressing

Directions

In a small heavy skillet, melt sugar over low heat. Add walnuts and stir to coat. Remove from the heat.
Divide lettuce between two serving plates; top with the cheddar cheese, pear and onion. Sprinkle with blue cheese and sugared walnuts. Drizzle with dressing.