Taste of Home
Roquefort Pear Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 10 servings.
Guests at a barbecue we hosted one summer brought this cool, refreshing salad. Now it's a mainstay at many of our gatherings year-round. The mingling of zesty tastes and textures instantly wakes up the taste buds. —Sherry Duval, Baltimore, Maryland
Ingredients
-
10 cups torn salad greens
-
3 large ripe pears, sliced
-
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
-
4 ounces crumbled Roquefort blue cheese
-
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
-
MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE:
-
1/3 cup olive oil
-
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
-
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
-
1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
-
1 garlic clove, minced
-
1/2 teaspoon salt
-
Pepper to taste
Directions
-
1.
In a large bowl, combine the salad greens, pears, onions, cheese and almonds. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinaigrette ingredients; shake well. Pour over salad; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts
1-1/4 cups: 171 calories, 12g fat (3g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 303mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 4g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.
© 2024 RDA Enthusiast Brands, LLC