Green Pear Salad Food

MIXED GREENS & PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Combine nuts and cinnamon sugar in microwaveable pie plate sprayed with cooking spray; spread evenly onto bottom of pie plate. Microwave on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until nuts are toasted, stirring every 30 sec.
• Toss greens with pears, cheese and cranberries in large bowl.
• Add nuts and dressing; mix lightly. Serve immediately.

MIXED GREENS AND PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Put pecans, cinnamon & sugar in a zip-lock bag. Seal the bag & toss to coat.
• Spread nuts evenly onto the bottom of a microwaveable pie plate & microwave on HIGH up to 1 1/2 minutes or until toasted, stirring every 30 seconds.
• In a large bowl, carefully mix greens with pears, cheese & cranberries.
• Just before serving add pecans & dressing, then mix carefully.

GREEN PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and drain lettuce. Cut the pear in cubes. Mix well the ingredients of the dressing (vinegar-olive oil-mustard-salt-pepper).
• Tear the lettuce in a large bowl, using hands, in large pieces. Add the pear.
• Add half of the dressing.
• Add the stilton, the walnuts and at last pour over the rest of dressing.
• Serve quickly.

GREEN SALAD WITH ROASTED PEARS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• On a parchment-lined baking sheet, toss the pears with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place in the oven and bake until the pear edges are golden, but the pieces are still firm, 12 to 15 minutes, turning halfway through. Tear the lettuce into bite-size pieces and place in a salad bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and mustard and drizzle in the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil to make an emulsion. Season with salt and pepper and pour over the salad. Sprinkle with the pears, almonds, green onions, and blue cheese crumbles, and serve.

SAUTEED PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• In large serving bowl, place lettuce.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil (or butter) on medium-heat 1 minute. add pears and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until they begin to soften and turn golden.
• Meanwhile, in cup, stir vinegar, Dijon mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Add vinegar mixture to pears in skillet, and cook 1 minute or until liquid begins to thicken.
• Pour pears and liquid from skillet into bowl with lettuce, toss to coat. Serve immediately.

PECAN-PEAR GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute pear in 1 tablespoon butter until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. In a small skillet, saute pecans in remaining butter until lightly browned, about 5 minutes; sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt., Divide salad greens between two salad plates; arrange pears over greens. Sprinkle with pecans. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, pepper and remaining salt. Drizzle over salad.

MIXED GREENS SALAD, PEARS, APPLE AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• In large bowl mix leaf salad greens and romaine lettuce. Leaving peeling on for color, cut apple and pears in bite-size pieces and add to greens.
• Add crumbled blue cheese and toasted pecans. Drizzle only enough vinaigrette dressing to moisten well. Toss well. Serve immediately.

BITTER GREEN SALAD WITH ROASTED PEARS

Steps:

• Roast pears and make salad:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Toss pears with oil and spread in 1 layer in a 17- by 12-inch shallow baking pan, then season with salt and pepper. Roast pears, stirring and turning over twice, until pears are tender and beginning to brown, 20 to 30 minutes, then cool about 15 minutes.
• While pears are roasting and cooling, tear enough tender chicory and escarole leaves (discard ribs) into bite-size pieces to measure 6 cups total. Tear enough radicchio, watercress, mizuna, and romaine into bite-size pieces to measure 10 cups total. Toss torn greens in a large bowl and reserve remaining greens for another use.
• Make dressing and toss salad:
• Whisk together shallot, vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Just before serving, add roasted pears and dressing to greens and toss to combine well.

CRANBERRY PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Combine greens, pears, cranberries, pecans, and Havarti cheese in a large bowl. Pour balsamic vinegar dressing over salad and toss. Garnish with almonds to serve.

GREEN PEA SALAD, EASY AND LIGHT!

Steps:

• Rinse peas under cold water (to quick thaw); drain.
• Mix all the ingredients; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours(to blend flavors).
• (Serving size about 3/4 c.).