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blue cheese, easy, entertaining, Fall, healthy, quick, rice vinegar, Taste of Home, white balsamic vinegar
Happy First Day of Fall!
This is a wonderful transitional dish – incorporating Fall flavors with the fresh, crisp taste of Summer!
FRESH PEAR AND ROMAINE SALAD
DRESSING
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pear, peeled, cored and chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
SALAD
1 pear, peeled, cored, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salad greens
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup pecans, toasted
1 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
1/2 cup dried cherries
Place lemon juice, rice vinegar, white balsamic vinegar, honey, salt, Dijon mustard, pepper and pear in a blender, cover and process until smooth. Slowly add oil in a steady stream.
For the salad, toss chopped pear with lemon juice. In a large bowl, toss salad greens with 1/2 cup dressing, season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with pear, pecans, cheese and cherries. Serve with remaining dressing on the side.
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home, April/May 2015
