Best Red Chicory Pear Hazelnut Salad Recipes

PEAR & HAZELNUT SALAD WITH CRYSTALLIZED GINGER DRESSING

Pear & Hazelnut Salad With Crystallized Ginger Dressing image

A beautiful fall salad for those Indian summer night. Believe this may have came from an old Sunset Magazine.

Provided by Debbwl

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 cup hazelnuts
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons crystallized ginger
2 lbs bartlett pears, fully ripe works best
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 head butter lettuce, rinsed and dried

Steps:

Spread hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan and toast in 350 oven until pale golden about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly, then rub off as much of skins as possible with your fingers. Chop nuts coarsely and set aside.
In small bowl, stir together vinegar, honey and ginger, set aside. Halve and core the pears, brush cut sides with lemon juice. Line plates with lettuce leaves, arrange pear halves, cut side up on lettuce. Spoon on dressing and sprinkle hazelnuts.

HAZELNUT AND PEAR SALAD

Hazelnut and Pear Salad image

My husband, daughter and I raise hazelnuts in the Willamette Valley-so this salad is a family favorite. Since our home state of Oregon grows pears and cherries, too, I included them in the recipe I dreamed up. -Karen Kirsch, Saint Paul, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 25m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted, divided
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup chopped red onion, divided
2 tablespoons water
4-1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 garlic clove, halved
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup olive oil
1 package (5 ounces) spring mix salad greens
1 medium pear, thinly sliced
1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/4 cup dried cherries

Steps:

For dressing, place 1/3 cup hazelnuts, 2 tablespoons onion, water, vinegar, sugar, salt, garlic and paprika in a food processor; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. , In a large bowl, combine salad greens and remaining onion; add 1/2 cup dressing and toss to coat. Divide among six salad plates., Top each salad with pear, cheese, cherries and remaining hazelnuts; drizzle with the remaining dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 calories, Fat 22g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 332mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.