This Pear Arugula Salad is elegant and unusual recipe for dinner party salads or sophisticated lunch appetizer that will appeal to the eye as well as the palate. Luxury creation from simple ingredients is presented to maximum visual effect and quarantined to impress and please your quests.
Pear salad with walnuts, radish and blue cheese.
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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- 4 ripe but firm pears
- 2-3 cups arugula
- 1/2 cup toasted walnuts
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 cup radish, sliced
- 2 Tbsp. avocado, walnut, grape seed oil or any of your favorite oil
- 1 tsp wine vinegar
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- honey for drizzling
- lemon juice
Instructions
1
Cut pears horizontally into 3 or 4 slices depending on the size of your pears. Use a paring knife to cut out the cores. The pieces should look like O's. Leave the stem on the pop piece. Brush slices of pear with lemon juice to keep it from browning.
2
Toss arugula, radishes, walnuts, and blue cheese with vinegar, oil and seasonings.
3
Reassemble the pear, vertically, with the arugula-radish salad in between each slice. Drizzle with honey, and serve.
9 Comments
La Table De Nana
April 23, 2013 at 3:37 pmIt is divine Yelena..
I love the presentation..and arugula and pears go so well..in tandem.
Walnuts close the deal..We made one a few times last summer that i will do again..different..laid out..I will have to look at my past posts..Thank goodness for our blogs..where would we find all our..special treats:)
Yelena..my friend served us one wrapped in puff pastry..lovely too..
Anyways..I love towers.
Rosa's Yummy Yums
April 23, 2013 at 3:38 pmA delightful salad! Beautifully presented.
I love that fork. It reminds me of my grandparents…
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosangela Cunha
April 23, 2013 at 4:18 pmWonderful!!!!!!!
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Carol | a cup of mascarpone
April 23, 2013 at 4:41 pmHoly gorgeousness!!!
Eric Pepple
April 23, 2013 at 6:56 pmWhat a fantastic idea with a perfect presentation! Love it 🙂
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Medeja
April 23, 2013 at 11:14 pmWhen I read the name I thought this salad will look like salad..but it looks like pear! Awesome! 😉
Anonymous
April 24, 2013 at 2:30 amLovely flavor combo and beautiful presentation..!!
~Shema | LifeScoops
Rebecca Subbiah
April 24, 2013 at 2:52 amlove this so pretty with lovely flavors
Nami | Just One Cookbook
April 24, 2013 at 6:04 amSuch a gooooorgeous salad, Yelena!!! I want to serve this for my party. My friends will be surprised at "my" skills (haha, no, they will know it's not my idea!). 😀