Stilton and pear salad
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | White-wine vinegar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Dijon-style mustard |
| ¼ | cup | Olive oil |
| 6 | cups | Red- or green- leaf lettuce; (preferably young |
| ; lettuce, available | ||
| ; atspecialty produce | ||
| ; markets and some | ||
| ; supermarkets), or a | ||
| ; combinationof both, | ||
| ; rinsed and spun dry | ||
| 1 | large | Red Bartlett pear |
| ¼ | pounds | Stilton; crumbled (about 1 |
| ; cup) | ||
| ½ | cup | Pecans; toasted lightly, |
| ; cooled, and chopped | ||
Directions
In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. In a bowl toss the lettuce with half the dressing and divide the salad among 4 plates. Halve and core the pear and cut it lengthwise into ¼-inch-thick slices. Arrange one fourth of the pear slices decoratively on each plate, divide the Stilton and the pecans among the salads, and drizzle the remaining dressing on top.
Serves 4.
Gourmet December 1992
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