Roquefort Pear Salad

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This delicious pear and Roquefort salad features leaf lettuce topped with tangy blue cheese, sweet pears, crunchy pecans, and a mustard vinaigrette.

Ingredients

0.5 cup pecans
0.25 cup white sugar
0.33333334326744 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1.5 teaspoons white sugar
1.5 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 clove garlic, chopped
0.5 teaspoon salt
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 head green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
3 medium pears - peeled, cored and chopped
5 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled
1 medium avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced
0.5 cup thinly sliced green onions

Steps

Step1

Gather all ingredients.

Step2

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

Step3

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

Step4

While the nuts are cooling, make the dressing: Whisk oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.

Step5

Make the salad: Layer lettuce, pears, Roquefort cheese, avocado, and green onions in a large serving bowl. Pour dressing over top.

Step6

Break cooled pecans into pieces and sprinkle over salad.

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Cook Time

Prepare Time:

25 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

35 mins

Servings:

Nutritions

Calories:

426 kcal

Carbohydrate:

33 g

Cholesterol:

21 mg

Dietary Fiber:

7 g

Protein:

8 g

Saturated Fat:

8 g

Sodium:

654 mg

Total Sugars:

21 g

Total Fat:

32 g

Roquefort Pear Salad

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