Bleu Cheese And Pear Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 head leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
• 3 pears, peeled,cored and chopped
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 5 ounces roquefort cheese, crumbled
• 1 avocado, peeled,pitted,and diced
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 toss the pears and avacado in lemon juice-this keeps them from turning brown.
• 2 in a skillet over medium heat, stir 1/4 cup of sugar together with the pecans.
• 3 continue stirring gently until sugar has melted and caramelized the pecans.
• 4 carefully transfer nuts onto waxed paper.
• 5 allow to cool, and break into pieces.
• 6 for the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, mustard, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper.
• 7 in a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions.
• 8 pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.