Arugula Salad With Pear Blue Cheese And Apricot Vinaigrette Food

ARUGULA AND PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Toast nuts in small pan over medium heat until fragrant. Cool.
• Combine arugula and pear in a salad bowl, add nuts then dress the salad with lemon juice and olive oil, salt and pepper. Top salad with lots of blue cheese crumbles.

ARUGULA, PEAR & BLUE CHEESE SALAD WITH WARM VINAIGRETTE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, mustard, and honey in a small saucepan over low heat. Gradually pour in the olive oil, and continue whisking until the dressing has emulsified. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the arugula between plates. Top with the sliced pear and blue cheese, then drizzle with warm vinaigrette. Per serving, based on 2 servings. (% daily value) Calories 503 Fat 40.6 g (62.4%) Saturated 11.8 g (59.2%) Trans 0 g Carbs 25.1 g (8.4%) Fiber 5.6 g (22.4%) Sugars 16.3 g Protein 14 g (28%) Cholesterol 31.9 mg (10.6%) Sodium 567.5 mg (23.6%)

ARUGULA SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO, BLUE CHEESE, AND PEAR

Steps:

• Coarsely chop chives and put in a food processor. Add olive oil and purée for 1 minute. Transfer to a squeeze bottle dispenser and set aside.
• Evenly distribute arugula onto 4 medium plates. Top with prosciutto and blue cheese.
• Peel and core pears, then cut in half. Cut each half into thin slices and add to plates in a fan shape.
• Drizzle chive olive oil over each salad and decoratively add some to the sides of the plates. Repeat with balsamic glaze.

CARAMELISED PEAR AND ROCKET (ARUGULA) SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Place the butter, vinegar and sugar in a frying pan over medium heat.
• When butter is melted add the pear and walnuts and cook for 4-6 minutes until the pear is just soft.
• Place the rocket on serving plates and top with the pear and walnuts.
• Spoon over the pan juices and top with the blue cheese.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH PEARS, OVEN-DRIED GRAPES, AND ROASTED-SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Arrange grapes in single layer on baking sheet. Drizzle with 3 teaspoons olive oil; toss to coat. Place shallots on sheet of heavy-duty foil; drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Enclose in foil; place in small baking dish. Bake until shallots are very soft, about 1 1/2 hours, and grapes are shriveled and lightly caramelized, about 2 1/2 hours. Cool. Do ahead: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover separately; chill. Bring to room temperature before using.
• Combine shallots and accumulated juices, vinegar, and honey in blender and puree. Season with salt and pepper.
• With blender running, gradually blend in remaining 3/4 cup oil. Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Toss arugula in large bowl with enough dressing to coat. Divide among plates. Top with pears and grapes. Sprinkle with cracked pepper and serve.

ARUGULA, PEAR AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Vinaigrette Dressing:.
• In a small bowl combine the shallot, pomegranate molasses, vinegar, salt and pepper and whisk until the salt is dissolved.
• Whisk in the olive oil and let vinaigrette stand at room temperature until salad is assembled.
• Salad:.
• Combine the arugula, romaine, pears and half of the pomegranate seeds in a large bowl.
• Crumble half of the goat cheese over the ingredients in the bowl (this works best if the cheese is very cold).
• Whisk the vinaigrette until uniform and add all but 2 tablespoons of it to the bowl.
• Gently toss the salad with your hands or salad tongs, coating the ingredients well with the vinaigrette. If the salad seems dry, add the vinaigrette in small increments until it is dressed to your liking.
• Crumble the remaining cheese over the salad and sprinkle the remaining pomegranate seeds and the pistachios over the top. Serve immediately.