Best Pear Cucumber Salad With Balsamic And Shaved Romano Cheese Recipes

Roasted Pear and Hot House Cucumber Amuse Bouche image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h20m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 Bosc pears
1 tablespoon almond Champagne
2 pinches ground cinnamon
1 hothouse cucumber, peeled and medium-diced

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Cover the bottom of a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Rinse the pears, pat dry and put on a baking sheet. Cover with additional foil and roast the pears for 1 hour. Peel the pears and cut them in half.
On a cutting board, cut out 12 circles from the pear halves, using a 1/2-inch circle cutter. Avoid the seeds. Shave off excess pear to make sure all of the circles are the same height. I suggest you make them a 1/2-inch high.
Put the pear circles into large serving spoons. Pour some Champagne over the pears and sprinkle with cinnamon. Arrange some diced cucumber on top of each pear circle and serve.

Apple Pear Cucumber Salad image

Provided by Chef Kate

Categories Apple

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped (or 2 tsp dried)
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tart apples, crunchy (Gala, Pink Lady, Braeburn)
1 pear (Anjou, Bartlett, etc.)
1 seedless cucumber (or seeded)
1 small sweet onion

Steps:

For the Dressing:.
Mix together the mustard, dill, vinegar, sugar and olive oil. Set aside.
For the Salad:.
Core and slice apples and pears into thin slices, leaving skin on for color and flavor.
Slice cucumber into rounds (if using cucumber with seeds, cut in half lengthwise, scrape out seeds, and cut into half moon slices).
If cucumber is waxed, peel it; otherwise leave skin on.
Slice onion any way you like.
Add all to bowl with dressing and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.2, Fat 14.1, SaturatedFat 1.9, Sodium 89.8, Carbohydrate 26.9, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 17.7, Protein 1.5