Jill's Fresh Pear And Blue Cheese Salad With Walnut Vinaigre

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	474ml	Walnut pieces
1/2 cup	118ml	Rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Honey
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced shallots
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Walnut oil
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper
8 cups	880g / 31oz	Mixed spring lettuces - cleaned
6		Fresh ripe pears - cored, sliced thin
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Maytag Farms blue cheese - crumbled
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the walnuts on a baking sheet and roast until golden, about 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and place in a medium mixing bowl. Add the vinegar, honey and shallots to the warm nuts. Allow to sit for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the oil. Season with salt and pepper.

In a large mixing bowl, toss the lettuces with the dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Fan the pears over the bottom of each serving plate. Mound the greens in the center of the pears. Crumble the cheese over the greens. Garnish with black pepper and parsley.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EM-1D47) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK

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