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My review
Roquefort Pear Salad
Michelle Krzmarzick
"This is the best salad I've ever eaten and I make it all the time. It is tangy from the blue cheese, fruity from the pears, and crunchy from the caramelized pecans. The mustard vinaigrette pulls it all together."
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Ingredients
30 m servings 426 calsOriginal recipe yields 6 servings (6 Servings)
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- In a skillet over medium heat, stir 1/4 cup of sugar together with the pecans. Continue stirring gently until sugar has melted and caramelized the pecans. Carefully transfer nuts onto waxed paper. Allow to cool, and break into pieces.
- For the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, mustard, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper.
- In a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions. Pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 426 calories; 31.6 g fat; 33.1 g carbohydrates; 8 g protein; 21 mg cholesterol; 654 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
1/27/2006
Awesome! Have made this several times now since I found it almost a year ago, and it never fails to get rave reviews, out of the 80 or so recipes I have tried off of this site, this has been by ...
Most helpful critical review
1/9/2012
I very strongly disliked the flavor of mustard with pear. This salad would be great with a non-mustardy dressing, or if the pears were substituted out with something less disgusting with mustard...
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1/27/2006
Awesome! Have made this several times now since I found it almost a year ago, and it never fails to get rave reviews, out of the 80 or so recipes I have tried off of this site, this has been by ...
7/15/2006
I was fully expecting to be disappointed just because of all the excellent reviews this recipe has gotten but it was fantastic. The combination of creaminess (cheese, avocado), sweetness (pear, ...
11/9/2005
This salad is fabulous... got raves at my holiday brunch. I definitely recommend doubling the dressing recipe, as well as making it the nite before as it really allows the flavors to blend. Don'...
5/4/2006
I've probably made this 10 times since trying it a couple of months ago! It's THAT good! I use romaine lettuce and sweet Mayan onion. I doubled all the dressing ingredients EXCEPT the olive o...
10/7/2004
I made this recipe and it was DELICIOUS! I substituted the blue cheese with gorgonzola cheese (its a little milder in my opinion) I would also recommend spraying the wax paper with PAM because...
1/1/2006
Awesome! I've made this salad for 4 different holiday events and it was always the first thing to go, everyone keeps asking me for the recipe! I did make a few changes though, I omitted the avo...
11/5/2005
I loved this salad...although I thought the recipe did not make enough dressing. I would definitely double that!
11/8/2005
This was excellent. I made it for a dinner party and it was gone. I'm a big fan of the Harvest Vine salad (on allrecipes too) and this hit that same nice flavor. I used walnuts instead and n...