MONDAY RECIPE POST - PEAR GORGONZOLA SALAD

This was an excellent salad and I found it here at A Food Lover's Kitchen, hosted by Laura.  My photo shows it without the vinaigrette dressing.  If you look at Laura's recipe at the first link above, you will see photos and where she goes into great length explaining every step.  This is a fast salad to prepare and I had it on the table in no time at all.

Pear and Gorgonzola Salad

Makes 2 large salads or 4 side salads

 

For the salad dressing:

3 tablespoons olive oil

1-1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1/2 teaspoon honey or agave

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon oregano

salt and pepper to taste

Squeeze of lemon juice

 

For the salad:

 2 cups wild lettuce mix or arugula

1 small pear diced

3 tablespoons crumbled gorgonzola or blue cheese

2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, lightly toasted

2 tablespoons dried cranberries, roughly chopped

 

Instructions

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 amount suits your taste.

Serve immediately.

We both enjoyed this salad very much. 

 

I bought a baby lettuce mix. 

You can add extra nuts and dried cranberries if you want to.

We added diced avocado and diced sweet red pepper to the mix.  For our tastes it was a very nice addition. 

We added a tad more of the walnuts and dried cranberries.

After making this vinaigrette I won't be buying store bought too often from now on.  It was very easy to make and tasted great.  I didn't toss the salad with the vinaigrette, but served it on the side to spoon on top.  I am not a big fan of too much dressing, probably because I didn't grow up with it, except for salad cream which Mum always used sparingly.  I wasn't a big fan of that either but it was probably a kid thing. This is what salad cream looks like.  I understand you can buy it from World Market if you have one in your area, or maybe the British section of your supermarket.  Failing that, online.

Here is the address to the recipe just in case the link doesn't work.

https://afoodloverskitchen.com/pear-gorgonzola-salad/

Thanks for looking and Bon Appétit!