Pear Salad With And Bacon Gorgonzola And Candied Walnuts Food

PEAR & GORGONZOLA SALAD

Steps:

• Toast the walnuts in a pan with a small amount of oil over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid burning.
• To make the salad dressing, add the olive oil, vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, and oregano to a small mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients together until well combined. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, if desired and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the lettuce, pear, cheese, walnuts and cranberries to a large salad bowl.
• Top the salad with half the salad dressing. Mix gently to coat the lettuce. If the salad requires more dressing, add a little extra at a time until the desired dressing ratio is reached. Serve immediately.

MISSY'S CANDIED WALNUT GORGONZOLA SALAD

Steps:

• Place walnuts and sugar in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves into a light brown liquid and coats the walnuts. Remove walnuts from skillet, and spread them out on a sheet of aluminum foil to cool.
• Place in a large salad bowl the mixed greens, cranberries, cheese, vinaigrette, vinegar, and olive oil. Toss gently; add candied walnuts, and toss again.

PEAR SALAD WITH AND BACON, GORGONZOLA AND CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Assemble salad.
• Mix the lemon juice, oil, maple syrup, dijon mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• Toss the salad with the dressing to coat.

GORGONZOLA PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing, in a blender, combine the vinegar, pear halves and salt; cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream., In a salad bowl, combine the greens, chopped pears, tomato, walnuts and cheese. Drizzle with desired amount of dressing; toss to coat. Serve with pepper if desired. Refrigerate any leftover dressing.

GORGONZOLA AND TOASTED WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine lettuce with cheese and walnuts.
• Combine and whisk together dressing ingredients.
• Toss salad with enough dressing to coat but avoid over-dressing.
• Serve.

PEAR, WALNUT AND GORGONZOLA SALAD

Steps:

• mix vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard, shallots and oil. Before serving toss greens with dressing. Divide pears and greens between 6 to 8 plates depending on serving size. Sprinkle walnuts and gorgonzola cheese to top of salads.

CANDIED WALNUT, PEAR, AND GORGONZOLA SALAD

Steps:

• In a small sauce pan, combine the sugar, butter and water over low heat.
• Cook until sugar is just melted.
• Pour mixture over walnuts on waxed paper to cool.
• Mix olive oil and vinegar.
• In salad bowl, toss lettuce, gorgonzola, cooled walnuts and pears with olive oil and vinegar.
• Season with cracked pepper and serve on individual salad plates.