Name: Roquefort Pear Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2/3 head leaf lettuce (torn into bite-size pieces); 2 pears - peeled (cored and chopped); 3-1/2 ounces Roquefort cheese (crumbled); 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions; 1 avocado (peeled, pitted, and diced (optional)); 1/4 cup white sugar; 1/3 cup pecans

Roquefort Pear Salad

This is the best salad I've ever eaten and I make it all the time. It is tangy from the blue cheese, fruity from the pears, and crunchy from the caramelized pecans. You can also just use the pecans without caramelizing to cut calories. Dress with a fat free Raspberry Vinaigrette

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Ingredients

2/3 head leaf lettuce torn into bite-size pieces
2 pears - peeled cored and chopped
3-1/2 ounces Roquefort cheese crumbled
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 avocado peeled, pitted, and diced (optional)
1/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup pecans

Instructions

In a skillet over medium heat, stir 1/4 cup of sugar together with the pecans. Continue stirring gently until sugar has melted and caramelized the pecans. Carefully transfer nuts onto waxed paper. Allow to cool, and break into pieces.
In a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions. Pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.