Roquefort Pear Salad

Total Time
Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Updated on Jan. 06, 2023

Guests at a barbecue we hosted one summer brought this cool, refreshing salad. Now it's a mainstay at many of our gatherings year-round. The mingling of zesty tastes and textures instantly wakes up the taste buds. —Sherry Duval, Baltimore, Maryland

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Ingredients

  • 10 cups torn salad greens
  • 3 large ripe pears, sliced
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 4 ounces crumbled Roquefort blue cheese
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
  • mustard vinaigrette:
    • 1/3 cup olive oil
    • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
    • 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
    • 1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    • 1 garlic clove, minced
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the salad greens, pears, onions, cheese and almonds. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinaigrette ingredients; shake well. Pour over salad; toss to coat.
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