This Pear Blue Cheese Salad combines the flavors of juicy pears with sharp blue cheese, toasted walnuts and a tangy walnut oil vinaigrette. This intense flavor combination atop a bed of mixed greens and sprinkled with dried cranberries will be your new go-to salad.
In a jar with a tight fitting lid, add red wine vinegar, shallot, walnut oil, honey, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Secure the lid tightly and shake vigorously to combine ingredients.
¼ cup red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons shallots, minced, 2 tablespoons walnut oil, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For the Salad
In a large bowl, add the mixed greens. Top with the sliced pears, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, and blue cheese. Drizzle with about ½ cup vinaigrette and toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.
4 cups mixed greens, 2 pears, thinly sliced, ½ cup toasted walnuts, chopped, ½ cup dried cranberries, ¼ cup blue cheese, crumbled