Pear Salad

A refreshing and light Pear Salad featuring crisp, juicy pears, mixed greens, and a tangy vinaigrette. Topped with crunchy nuts and creamy cheese, this salad is perfect as a side dish or a light meal.

Ingredients

• Spring greens, 1 cup
• Romaine lettuce, ½ head, torn into bite sized pieces
• Pears, 3, cored and thinly sliced
• Blue cheese, 5 ounces, crumbled
• Avocado, 1, peeled, pitted, diced
• Green onions, ½ cup, thinly sliced
• White sugar, ¼ cup
• Pecans, ½ cup
• Olive oil, 1/3 cup
• Dressing:
• Red wine vinegar, 3 tbsp
• White sugar, 1 ½ tsp
• Dijon mustard, 1 ½ tsp
• Garlic, 1 clove, chopped
• Salt, ½ tsp
• Ground pepper and salt, to taste

Directions

1. Add ¼ cup of sugar and pecans into the skillet and place it over medium flame.
2. Transfer it to the waxed paper. Allow it to cool and chop it into pieces.
3. Prepare the dressing: Add pepper, salt, garlic, mustard, sugar, oil, and vinegar into the bowl and combine well.
4. Add the green onions, avocado, blue cheese, pears, and lettuce into the bowl and combine well. Pour the dressing over the salad. Top with pecans.