Description
A fresh and fancy salad combining peppery arugula, sweet pears, crunchy walnuts, and bold blue cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (60 grams) walnuts, lightly toasted
- 3 juicy and ripe pears, sliced
- 5 oz (150 grams) baby arugula
- 4 oz (110 grams) blue cheese, crumbled
- 1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Toast the walnuts in a dry pan or oven until fragrant and lightly brown.
- Let the walnuts cool on a plate.
- Wash and dry the arugula well.
- Slice the pears thin and keep them from sitting too long.
- Crumble the blue cheese into small chunks.
- In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Taste the dressing and adjust salt or honey as you like.
- Place the arugula in a large bowl.
- Add the pear slices on top of the arugula.
- Sprinkle the toasted walnuts over the salad.
- Scatter the blue cheese across the top.
- Drizzle the dressing evenly over the salad.
- Toss gently to combine and coat the leaves.
- Serve right away so the arugula stays crisp and the pears stay fresh.
Notes
For a lighter version, swap blue cheese for feta and adjust dressing ingredients.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Tossing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: salad, arugula, pears, blue cheese, walnuts, healthy