Pear Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

Name: Pear Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 large ripe pears, cored and sliced; 1 orange, sectioned; 2 cups melon balls (honeydew is nice); 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, well drained; 1 pomegranate, cut in half crosswise; ½ cup hazelnuts, toasted and rough chopped (filberts); 4 -8 leaves inner romaine lettuce; ¼ cup milk (I use 2%); ¼ cup red wine or ¼ cup orange juice; ¼ teaspoon mustard powder; 4 ounces blue cheese

Servings: persons

2 large ripe pears, cored and sliced
1 orange, sectioned
2 cups melon balls (honeydew is nice)
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, well drained
1 pomegranate, cut in half crosswise
½ cup hazelnuts, toasted and rough chopped (filberts)
4 -8 leaves inner romaine lettuce
¼ cup milk (I use 2%)
¼ cup red wine or ¼ cup orange juice
¼ teaspoon mustard powder
4 ounces blue cheese

1
Place in a salad bowl, pear slices, orange sections, melon balls and water chestnut slices.
2
Take half the pomegrante, hold it above the bowl and whack it with a wooden spoon so that the seeds fall into the bowl.
3
Repeat with the other half.
4
Gently mix the fruit and set aside.
5
Dressing: Place all dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor.
6
Process until no lumps remain.
7
Pour over fruit, cover and let stand in the fridge at least an hour.
8
Just before serving, gently mix and sprinkle hazelnuts over.
9
Serve very cold on salad plates lined with roamaine lettuce leaves or serve straight from the bowl.
10
(We like this salad served very cold best but it is also very good served at room temperature.
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157

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 large ripe pears, cored and sliced, 1 orange, sectioned, 2 cups melon balls (honeydew is nice), 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, well drained, and more.

Yes, Pear Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing falls under the Salads category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Pear Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

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