CHERRY, PEAR, AND PECAN SALAD
This salad is a great complement to the harvest season, boasting seasonal fruit and nut favorites: cherries, pears, and pecans.
Provided by Mommy Epstein
Categories Green Salads
Time 15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine balsamic vinegar and cherry preserves for vinaigrette in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss mixed greens, pears, cherries, pecans, red onion, and vinaigrette in a large salad bowl.
- Evenly distribute salad among four individual salad bowls and top with Gorgonzola cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 577.4 calories, Carbohydrate 43.4 g, Cholesterol 14.9 mg, Fat 43 g, Fiber 7.3 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 165.6 mg
FRISEE SALAD WITH PEARS AND DRIED CHERRIES
Frisee (another name for curly endive) is a salad green with crisp feathery leaves that range in color from light green to yellow white. It has a slightly bitter taste that goes especially well with sweet dressings.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mash chutney with the back of a spoon to break up any large pieces of fruit. Whisk in vinegar, mustard, curry powder, and oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add frisee, pears, and dried cherries. Toss to combine, and serve immediately.
FRISEE SALAD WITH SPICED WALNUTS, PEARS, FARMHOUSE CHEDDAR, AND PORT VINAIGRETTE
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 31m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Dressing: Simmer the port in a small saucepan until reduced to 2 tablespoons. Let cool, then whisk in the vinegar, shallot, and salt and pepper, to taste. Gradually whisk in the olive oil.
- Salad: In a large bowl, toss the frisee or mesclun, radicchio, and pear. Divide the salad among 4 plates. Drizzle with the dressing; you probably won't use it all. With a vegetable peeler, shave the cheese over top. Scatter the walnuts on top and serve immediately.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat about 1-inch of oil to 350 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add walnuts and blanch for 30 seconds. Drain and transfer nuts to a medium bowl. While nuts are still hot and slightly wet, add confectioners' sugar and toss to coat nuts. Stir and toss until all the sugar has melted into the nuts; if bits of un-melted sugar remain on the nuts, they will not fry properly.
- Stir the nuts again before frying. Using a large slotted spoon, transfer a few nuts to the hot oil, allowing the foam to subside before adding another spoonful. (Otherwise, the oil could foam over and burn you.) Fry in small batches until the nuts are medium brown, about 45 seconds; be careful not to overcook. Scatter on an unlined baking sheet to cool slightly.
- In a small bowl, stir together cayenne, cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and pepper, to taste.
- While the nuts are still warm, transfer them to a bowl and sprinkle evenly with about half of the spice mix. Toss well to distribute the spices and then taste a nut. Add more spice mix, to taste, and toss well after each addition. When cool, pack in an airtight jar. They will keep at room temperature for at least 2 weeks.
FRISEE SALAD WITH PEARS, BLUE CHEESE, AND PORT VINAIGRETTE
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Simmer the Port in a small saucepan until reduced to 2 tablespoons. Let cool, then whisk in the red wine vinegar, shallot, salt and pepper, to taste. Gradually whisk in the olive oil.
- In a large bowl, toss the frisee, radicchio, and pear. Divide the salad among 4 plates. Drizzle with the dressing; you probably won't use it all. Using the medium holes of a box grater, shave the blue cheese in a fine snow-like shower over the salads. Scatter the walnuts on top and serve immediately.
SPINACH SALAD WITH DRIED CHERRIES
This salad combines, earthy, sweet, tart, and savory flavors.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and oil until combined and thickened; season with salt and pepper.
- Add spinach, onion, and cherries; toss to combine. Serve immediately, topped with pumpkin seeds.
ASIAN PEAR AND FRISéE SALAD
Juicy Asian pear and a balsamic reduction play against the bitter edge of frisée-further mellowed by leeks hot from the pan.
Provided by Melissa Roberts
Time 20m
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Boil vinegar with sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small heavy saucepan, stirring, until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a cup.
- Wash leeks and pat dry. Cook in oil with 1/4 teaspoon salt in cleaned saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Arrange frisée and pear on plates. Drizzle with hot leeks in oil, then vinegar reduction. Grind pepper over salads.
FRESH PEAR AND CHERRY SALAD WITH VANILLA PEAR VINAIGRETTE
A mix of juicy pears, sweetened nuts, dried cherries, and feta cheese makes this is a show-stopping sweet salad! The taste and colors will impress! You may add more of the pear syrup to the dressing to make it thinner, or increase the amount of yogurt for creamier results.
Provided by Erin
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Salad Dressing Recipes Yogurt Dressing Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine sugar, cinnamon and walnuts in a skillet over medium heat. Mix together until sugar and cinnamon are melted and walnuts are evenly coated. Remove from heat. Spread walnuts on a large plate to cool.
- In the container of a blender, combine the drained pears, 1/3 cup of the reserved syrup from the can, vinegar, yogurt, honey, salt, pepper, vanilla extract, and nutmeg; blend until smooth.
- Assemble the salad by tossing together the mixed greens, spinach, pear slices, dried cherries, feta cheese, and walnuts in a serving bowl. Serve with dressing on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1000.4 calories, Carbohydrate 128.5 g, Cholesterol 38.5 mg, Fat 49.3 g, Fiber 17 g, Protein 22.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 1297.2 mg, Sugar 96 g
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