Pear, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

The recipe Pear, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette can be made in roughly 20 minutes. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.45 per serving. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 162 calories, 4g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. It works well as a side dish. Head to the store and pick up salt, whole berry cranberry sauce, fresh ginger, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Recipe Girl. This recipe is liked by 101 foodies and cooks. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 47%. Try Pear, Toasted Walnut and Mixed Green Salad with Champagne-Cranberry Vinaigrette, Pear Blue Cheese Walnut Salad Meal-To-Go, and Pear, Date & Walnut Salad with Blue Cheese for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/3 cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese or gorgonzola

1 teaspoon minced and peeled fresh ginger

1 teaspoon granulated white sugar

8 cups mixed greens)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (about 1 orange)

2 cups sliced peeled pear or apple (about 2)

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted

1/2 cup canned whole-berry cranberry sauce

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Prepare the vinaigrette: place the first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.2. Prepare the salad: Place greens in a large bowl. Add pear/apple, cheese and walnuts. Spoon desired amount of dressing over the top and toss.

 

Step by step:


1. Prepare the vinaigrette: place the first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.


Prepare the salad

1. Place greens in a large bowl.

2. Add pear/apple, cheese and walnuts. Spoon desired amount of dressing over the top and toss.


Nutrition Information:

 

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