Spring Greens With Pears, Sugared Walnuts & Gorgonzola
Spring Greens With Pears, Sugared Walnuts & Gorgonzolan is a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. For $2.19 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 362 calories, 12g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe is liked by 3 foodies and cooks. It works best as a side dish, and is done in approximately 45 minutes. Spring will be even more special with this recipe. If you have ground mustard, salt, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 50%, this dish is pretty good. Try Endive Salad with Walnuts, Pears, and Gorgonzola, Whole Wheat Pasta with Pears, Walnuts and Gorgonzola Cheese, and Gorgonzola Dolce with Roasted Pears and Spiced Walnuts for similar recipes.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
- 8 ounces gorgonzola cheese
- 0.5 teaspoon ground mustard
- 0.5 cup olive oil
- 2 pears
- 0.33333334 cup red wine vinegar
- 6 cups spring salad greens
- 6 servings salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup walnut halves
- 2 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
- 1
Combine Spring greens, pears and herbs (if desired) in a large salad bowl. Top with cooled sugared walnuts.Right before serving, toss salad with desired amount of dressing.
- 2
Add Gorgonzola crumbles at the very last, tossing lightly to incorporate into the salad.Sugared Walnuts: In a small pan, saute walnuts and sugar over medium heat until almonds are caramelized, stirring often (they will be light brown and coated with melted sugar), approximately 4-6 minutes.