Pear salad recipe, anyone?

[red_mct]

I was in an Italian restaurant last month and had the most awesome salad that included pears, dried cranberries, gorgonzola cheese, and some other things.

I am wondering if anyone knows of a recipe for a salad like that? The ingredients aren't cheap so I'd rather not do it hit-or-miss...

Sheesh, now I'm REALLY starving! I'm going to go shake someone down for change over by the vending machines!



Marie

 

[allwildgirl]

Marie - I Googled Pear and Gorgonzola salad and came up with tons of different recipes. You might want to check that out and see which one comes closest to what you had

 

[Miss Lee]

Marie, I think you could easily come up with your own recipe for it. I have a basic method for making salad that works for just about any combination of greens and fruits.

Almost every salad I make contains a mix of lettuces and/or spinach, some fruit, some nut, and some cheese. I make a classic dressing with olive oil and an acid (can be your preferred vinegar or citrus juice with 3 or 4 parts oil to 1 part acid), sea salt, and fresh ground pepper. This is the most versatile salad dressing--I love it!

As for the fruits, I use whatever I have--pears, apples, orange segments, driedd cranberries or cherries--just to name a few. I use either walnuts or almond slices. My favorite cheeses are feta, gorgonzola, or parmesan shavings.

I hope I haven't rattled on too long--I love to make salad and I've had great success with this formula.

Michele

 

[red_mct]

Ladies, thanks. Shelley, you are obviously far more motivated than I. Michele, your guidelines are very helpful! I am considered "domestically challenged" and have been poked with a stick by the family so often that I shy away from anything off the beaten path. However, we do love our salad, and I think this is a very sneaky way of getting both fruit and protein into my children without them even knowing it! *insert evil laughter* }( }(

I'll let you know how it turns out!

Marie