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Endive, Blue Cheese, and Pear Salad

Endive, blue cheese, and pear salad is an easy and elegant salad that you'll find yourself making again and again. Crispy greens, earthy walnuts, creamy blue cheese, and a flavor-packed vinaigrette guarantees that you'll love it.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 521 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the salad
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • One (5-oz) Corella, Williams or Bartlett pear
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 Belgian endive (yellow or red variety) leaves separated
  • 1/4 head frisée torn into pieces
  • 7 ounces Roquefort, Gorgonzola, or other blue cheese
For the vinaigrette
  • 1 medium garlic clove crushed and peeled
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

Make the salad
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  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  2. Place the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes. Keep careful watch as the walnuts go from not quite done to scorched quite quickly. Transfer the walnuts to a plate to cool.
  3. Thinly slice the pear and toss it with the lemon juice in a salad bowl. Add the walnuts, endive, and frisée. Crumble the blue cheese over the top.
Make the vinaigrette
  1. Using the back of a chef’s knife, mash the garlic and coarse salt into a paste. (You can also do this with a mortar and pestle.) Add the garlic paste, mustard, and lemon juice to a bowl and whisk until combined. Whisk in the olive oil in a thin stream until the dressing thickens and emulsifies.
Assemble the salad
  1. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and gently toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1portion Calories 521kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 47g (72%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Monounsaturated Fat 16g Cholesterol 37mg (12%) Sodium 883mg (37%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 521

% Daily Value*

Serving 1portion
Calories 521kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Protein 16g 32%
Fat 47g 72%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Monounsaturated Fat 16g 80%
Cholesterol 37mg 12%
Sodium 883mg 37%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 5g 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.