Pear Arugula Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

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Pear Arugula Salad With Maple Vinaigrette

Name: Pear Arugula Salad With Maple Vinaigrette
Prep time: 15

5 out of 5 stars (based on 4 reviews)

15 min prep

4 servings

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8 ingredients

This fall salad is a great way to use arugula. Its pepperiness, in combination with the crunch of walnuts and salty, creamy blue cheese, provides perfect contrast to the sweetness of the pears and the...

Ingredients

For the Maple Vinaigrette:

1 tablespoon cider vinegar
Sea salt and black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
2 teaspoons maple syrup (or to taste)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

For the salad:

4 cups baby arugula, washed
2 firm ripe pears (such as Bosc or Bartlett), washed, cored, quartered and sliced (see Chef Tips)
⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese (see Chef Tips)
¼ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

242 cals

Fat

18 g

Saturated Fat

4 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

5 g

Monounsaturated Fat

9 g

Carbohydrates

18 g

Sugar

12 g

Fiber

4 g

Protein

4 g

Sodium

316 mg

Directions

Make the vinaigrette in the bottom of a large bowl as described here.
Add the arugula, pears, cheese, and walnuts to the bowl. Toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Chef Tips

To figure out if a pear is ripe, give its neck a slight squeeze. It if gives, the pear will be sweet and juicy. For this salad, don’t use pears that are over-ripe and soft. Firm pear slices will be more likely to stay in one piece when tossed with the dressing.

If on an immunosuppressed diet, swap the blue cheese crumbles for shaved parmesan or chunks of pasteurized goat cheese.

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Pear Arugula Salad With Maple Vinaigrette