Take advantage of pears in season and try a new variety in this twist on a popular dish. A little sweet pear (or apple or dried fig) makes the dressing especially good.
Special Diets:
Ingredients
Method
Chop 1 pear and slice remaining two.
Put chopped pear, oil, vinegar, mustard and honey into a blender and purée.
Transfer to a small bowl and stir in 2 tablespoons water, more if needed, to thin for a pourable dressing.
Put spinach, onion, walnuts, goat cheese, sliced pears and dressing into a large bowl and toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.
Three Twists on the Original
Apple Cheddar Spinach Salad
Replace pears with apples, walnuts with pine nuts and goat cheese with small cubes of sharp cheddar.
Quinoa Spinach Pear Salad
Add 1 cup cooked and cooled quinoa to spinach salad mixture.
Fig Spinach Salad
Replace pears with 3/4 cup dried figs (1/4 cup chopped for dressing, remainder sliced thinly in salad).
Nutritional Info
Serving Size
Calories
340
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Total Sugars
Protein
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