Ingredients:
2 fresh pears, peeled
2 ounces maytag blue cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup walnut halves ( toasted)
baby green lettuce ( to serve as a bed for the rest of the salad)
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper
1 dash Tabasco sauce
Directions:
Cover each salad plate with a modest bed of baby green lettuce.
Slice and core a half pear for each plate.
Thinly slice pears from bottom to just before the very end and then fan out the slices over the lettuce.
Top with toasted walnuts and a generous serving of crumbled blue cheese.
Whisk dressing ingredients and spoon over the salad mixture.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 10 min.
Time total: 10 min.