5 - Pear Walnut Salad




Day #5

The pear in this salad add a sweet juicy crunch that blend very nicely with the vinaigrette and soft blue cheese. You're going to love this one, it's one of my favorites!

What you'll need:

2 T white wine vinegar
1 T minced shallots
1 T honey
1 T Dijon Mustard
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 1/2 T Olive oil
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
2 T unsalted butter
2 T sugar
8 Cups loosely packed spring mix or arugula
1 cup radicchio sliced *
1 Bosc pear, thinly sliced
2 T Blue cheese

What you'll need to do:

In small bowl, mix the vinegar, shallots, honey, Dijon mustard, salt & pepper. Gradually add the olive oil.

Toast walnuts in unsalted butter in skillet for about 4 minutes, stir in sugar, let it coat for about 1 minute then remove.

In large bowl, combine spring mix, radicchio, pear slices, blue cheese and walnuts. Toss with vinaigrette and Enjoy!!!