Best Blue Cheese Pecan Avocado Salad With Honey Mustard Vinaigrette Recipes

BLUE CHEESE-PECAN-AVOCADO SALAD WITH HONEY MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE

Blue Cheese-Pecan-Avocado Salad With Honey Mustard Vinaigrette image

This is one of my favorite salads to throw together. The dressing can be used on almost any salad. I never measure when I'm making salad dressings, so the amounts are approximate.

Provided by Ameliahead

Categories Salad Dressings

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) bag butter lettuce (I like the kind with radicchio in it for color)
1/2 cup pecans, toasted (sometimes I use spicy candied pecans that I get from Trader Joe's)
1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled
1 avocado, diced
1 small garlic clove, minced (optional)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey (scant)
black pepper
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

Dressing: Whisk together garlic, mustard, honey, and pepper.
Whisk in vinegar and then oil.
Taste and add more mustard, honey, or other ingredients if necessary to your liking. Set aside.
In a salad bowl, combine lettuce, pecans, blue cheese, and avocado.
Add dressing and toss to combine.

ROQUEFORT PEAR SALAD

Roquefort Pear Salad image

This is the best salad I've ever eaten and I make it all the time. It is tangy from the blue cheese, fruity from the pears, and crunchy from the caramelized pecans. The mustard vinaigrette pulls it all together.

Provided by Michelle Krzmarzick

Categories Salad Green Salad Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 head leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
3 pears - peeled, cored and chopped
5 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled
1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced
½ cup thinly sliced green onions
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup pecans
⅓ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons prepared mustard
1 clove garlic, chopped
½ teaspoon salt
fresh ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

In a skillet over medium heat, stir 1/4 cup of sugar together with the pecans. Continue stirring gently until sugar has melted and caramelized the pecans. Carefully transfer nuts onto waxed paper. Allow to cool, and break into pieces.
For the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, mustard, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper.
In a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions. Pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 426.2 calories, Carbohydrate 33.1 g, Cholesterol 21.3 mg, Fat 31.6 g, Fiber 7.4 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 654 mg, Sugar 20.8 g

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