Roquefort Pear Salad

Name: Roquefort Pear Salad
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: ½ cup pecans; 🧂 ¼ cup white sugar; 🧂 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar; ⅓ cup olive oil; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 ½ teaspoons prepared mustard; 🧂 ½ teaspoon salt; 🧄 1 clove garlic, chopped; 1 head green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces; ½ cup thinly sliced green onions; 🍐 3 medium pears - peeled, cored and chopped; 🥑 1 medium avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced; 🧀 5 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled

Cost $15, save $10

Source: Recommended by CookPal

10 Min
6 Servings
$15

Roquefort Pear Salad

Cost $15, save $10

Source: Recommended by CookPal

10 Min
6 Servings
$15

INGREDIENTS

Nuts
- ½ cup pecans
Sugar
- 🧂 ¼ cup white sugar
- 🧂 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
Oils and Vinegars
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Spices and Condiments
- 1 ½ teaspoons prepared mustard
- 🧂 ½ teaspoon salt
Vegetables
- 🧄 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 head green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
- ½ cup thinly sliced green onions
Fruits
- 🍐 3 medium pears - peeled, cored and chopped
- 🥑 1 medium avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced
Cheese
- 🧀 5 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled

STEPS

Combine pecans and sugar in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring gently, until sugar has melted and pecans are caramelized, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Carefully transfer nuts onto a sheet of waxed paper to cool.

Whisk oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper together to make the dressing.

Layer lettuce, pears, Roquefort cheese, avocado, and green onions in a large serving bowl.

Pour dressing over the salad, break cooled pecans into pieces, and sprinkle them on top.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

426

Calories

8
Protein
33
Carbs
32
Fats

💡 Toast pecans in advance to save time.For a vegan version, substitute Roquefort cheese with a plant-based cheese.Use ripe, but firm pears for the best texture contrast.