Blue Cheese and Grilled Asian Pear Salad with Walnuts and Balsamic Dijon Dressing

Name: Blue Cheese and Grilled Asian Pear Salad with Walnuts and Balsamic Dijon Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 romaine lettuce ((ribs and sturdier leaves), torn); 1/2 cup walnut (halves); 1/2 asian pear (, sliced thin); 2 ounces blue cheese (, crumbled); 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 3 tbsps balsamic vinegar; 3 tbsps dijon mustard; black pepper; 6 tbsps extra virgin olive oil

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Blue Cheese and Grilled Asian Pear Salad with Walnuts and Balsamic Dijon Dressing

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Ingredients

For The Salad

1/2 romaine lettuce (ribs and sturdier leaves), torn
1/2 cup walnut halves
1/2 asian pear , sliced thin
2 ounces blue cheese , crumbled
2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil

For The Dressing

3 tbsps balsamic vinegar
3 tbsps dijon mustard
black pepper
6 tbsps extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

To make the dressing whisk together all the dressing ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate while you make everything else.
Heat a grill pan to high heat.
In a medium mixing bowl, toss the pear slices in 2 tbsp olive oil.
Grill the pear slices in the grill pan for about 1 minute per side or until the grill marks are very dark, but the pears aren’t burnt. Grill the pears the in batches to achieve clean even grill marks.
Add all the salad ingredients to a large salad bowl, cover with the dressing, toss and serve.