Smoky Pear Salad With Blue Cheese Crumbles
Smoky Pear Salad With Blue Cheese Crumbles is a perfect example of a dinner salad that is filling but not heavy. Sweet pears combined with blue cheese, smoked almonds, your favorite lettuce and topped with a sweet orange vinaigrette.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 3 unpeeled pears (bartlett, asian or a combination), cored and thinly sliced
- 1 pound bag spring mix or gourmet lettuce mix
- 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup smoked almonds, chopped
- 4 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar or sugar substitute (I like to use 1/2 stevia packet)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, gently toss the pears, lettuce, blue cheese, red onions and almonds together.
- In a small separate bowl, whisk together the orange juice, white wine vinegar, sugar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Pour over the salad and gently toss again.