Yield: 1 Pear
Pear Blue Cheese Salad
This layered-pear blue cheese salad recipe with fresh watercress, toasty pecans, and tangy vinaigrette is an impressive but effortless side.
Ingredients
- 4 smooth skinned pears
- 2-3 cups watercress
- ½ cup toasted pecans
- ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
- vinaigrette dressing
- honey for drizzling
- lemon juice
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Instructions
- Cut pears horizontally into 3 or 4 slices depending on the size of your pears. Use a paring knife to cut out the cores. The pieces should look like O's. Leave the stem on the pop piece. Brush slices of pear with lemon juice to keep it from browning.
- Toss watercress, pecans, and blue cheese with dressing until coated.
- Reassemble the pear, vertically, with the watercress salad in between each slice. Once assembled, drizzle with honey, and serve!
Notes
Storage Instructions
- Fridge: Store the sliced pear and the watercress in separate containers. The pear can be stored for up to 5 days, the watercress for 3 days, and the rest of the mixture for up to a week.
Nutrition
Serving: 1, Calories: 260kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 193mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 23g