Keywords
Search:

Roasted Pear and Greens with Pear Vinaigrette

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

Tested till perfect

60 people added this to their Recipe Box
Bookmarks
Roasted Pear and Greens with Pear Vinaigrette

This recipe makes 8 servings

change servings

To change the number of servings, enter the number of servings you'd like in the box below, then press "calculate".

or Reset

Nutritional Info

Per serving: about -
cal 176
pro 3 g
total fat 11 g
sat. fat 1 g
carb 20 g
fibre 5 g
chol 0 mg
sodium 20 mg
% RDI: -
calcium 6
iron 7
vit A 12
vit C 22
folate 30

This salad is lovely with a small wedge of blue cheese or aged Gouda on each plate.

Ingredients

  • 6 small ripe pears
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 8 cups torn mixed salad greens.php">greens
  • 4 cups torn radicchio leaves
  • 1/2 cup roasted almonds, coarsely chopped
  • Pear Vinaigrette:
  • 1/2 cup pear or cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp shallots, minced
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper

Preparation

Peel and halve pears; core, if desired. Place, cut side up, in 13- x 9-inch (3 L) glass baking dish. In small bowl, whisk together oil, sugar and lemon juice; brush all over pears. Roast in 425°F (220°C) oven, basting once, until caramelized and tender, about 40 minutes. Let cool in pan.Transfer 1 tsp (5 mL) of the pan juices to small glass measure for vinaigrette.

Pear Vinaigrette: Add vinegar, oil, shallots, salt and pepper to reserved pan juices in glass measure. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate pears and vinaigrette separately for up to 2 days. Let pears come to room temperature to serve.)

In large bowl, toss together salad greens, radicchio and vinaigrette; divide among plates. Slice pear halves into quarters if desired; arrange on salads. Sprinkle with almonds

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: December 2006

Related content

Contests

All contests



Most popular videos

  • Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

    We've married our sumptuous butter chicken recipe with the ease of the slow cooker to create the ultimate Slow Cooker Butter Chicken. Food director Annabelle Waugh walks you through the steps in this video for a restaurant-worthy dinner every time.

  • Slow cooker pulled pork

    Watch how to create this tender, succulent pulled pork recipe with minimal effort and positive results every time.

  • 5 effective ab exercises

    Canadian Living fitness expert Pamela Mazzuca Prebeg shows you how to tone your abs with five exercises you can do at home.