Pear and Blue Cheese Walnut Salad

Pear and Blue Cheese Walnut Salad

5 from 10 votes

Dig into this fresh pear and blue cheese salad, made with chopped walnuts, dried cranberries, and a mouthwatering honey mustard dressing. This salad is easy to make, ultra-flavorful, and perfect for serving.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings: 8 servings

Course: dinner, holiday, Salad, thanksgiving

Cuisine: American

Calories: 450

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

Salad

16 oz salad spring mix
2 pears sliced
2 cups chopped walnuts
5 oz dried cranberries
5 oz crumbled blue cheese

Dressing

1/3 cup olive oil
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Method

In a large salad bowl, add lettuce. Add sliced pears, chopped walnuts, dried cranberries, and crumbled blue cheese.
Mix together all of the dressing ingredients in a glass measuring cup.
Pour dressing overtop of salad and toss until well combined. Serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 9gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 553mgPotassium: 348mgFiber: 4gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 800IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Add the dressing right before serving. This keeps the pears from browning and greens the greens from wilting.
Make ahead and longer storage. Keep the dressing and salad separate and hold off on slicing the pears until you're ready to eat.
Mix well. Whisk all ingredients (balsamic, honey, dijon, olive oil) together really well so it fully emulsifies and coats every bite.

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