Warm Pork And Pear Salad Food

HOT PORK AND PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Pare and core pears; cut into 12 slices. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet; gently sauté pears until they are tender but still hold their shape. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add oil to pan and stir-fry pork until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Remove pork from pan; add vinegar, sugar and salt to pan juices; cook and stir until sugar dissolves. Return pork and pears to pan with raisins, stir gently to heat through.
• Put salad greens in a large salad bowl; spoon over pork mixture, toss. Garnish with walnuts.
• *You can use leftover cooked pork chops cut into strips. Add the leftover sliced pork to the pan after the vinegar, sugar, and salt has cooked in the pear pan juices; add cooked pears and stir gently to heat through. Serve over salad greens.

WARM PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Cut pears lengthwise into quarters. Peel, core, and cut each quarter into approximately 1-inch chuncks; place in a small bowl. Add 2 teaspoons olive oil, honey, dry mustard, salt, and pepper, and toss well.
• Place a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears and onions, and cook, shaking the skillet a few times, until pears are golden brown and onions are slightly wilted, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer pears, onions, and any juices to a bowl. Add endive, watercress, cheese, remaining olive oil, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce, and toss together gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve warm.

PORK PEAR AND WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk mustard and vinegar together in a small bowl. Add oil, whisking constantly until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place spinach on a platter. Arrange pork and pear on top. Sprinkle with celery and walnuts. Drizzle over mustard mixture.
• Serve immediately.
• Note: Try apples and cashews instead of pears and walnuts, or toss through dried cranberries and pinenuts instead.

PORK WITH PEARS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a roasting tin on the hob (use 2 rings), then add the onions, pears, most of the rosemary and seasoning. Fry for 5 mins or until just starting to caramelise.
• Heat grill to high. Season the pork, then arrange among the veg and fry for 5 mins, turning halfway until golden and cooked through. Scatter with the remaining rosemary and the cheese, grill until the cheese starts to melt, then serve.

WARM PEAR AND SCALLOP SALAD

Steps:

• Peel the carrots and potato. Cut the carrots, zucchini, and potato into thin strips. Core the pears and cut into 1-inch chunks. Slice the tomato into 8 slices.
• In a 12-inch skillet, combine carrots, zucchini, and potato with enough cold water to cover. Heat to boiling, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add scallops. Cook 2-3 minutes, until scallops are opaque throughout.
• Remove pan from heat. Drain and discard liquid.
• Add pears, pecans, and dressing and toss to combine.
• To serve, divide the salad greens on 4 individual serving plates. Top each with 1/4 of the scallop mixture and 2 tomato slices.

WARM PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, saute pear slices for 2-3 minutes on each side or until tender. On salad plates, arrange the greens, pears, onion, blue cheese and sunflower kernels. , In a blender, combine the vinaigrette ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Drizzle over salads.

GRIDDLED PEAR & BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Put the pears in a bowl and drizzle with 1 tsp of the oil. Heat a griddle pan, then cook the pears, in batches, for 1 min on each side. Set aside to cool.
• Mix the remaining oil, vinegar and honey. Toss the pears, leaves and cheese, divide between 4 plates and drizzle with the dressing. Serve with bread, if you like.