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Arugula Salad With Pear, Blue Cheese, Apricot Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 2 bn arugula washed, dry, stems trimmed
- 1 head Bibb lettuce torn
- 1 x ripe pear thinly sliced
- 1/2 x lemon juiced
- 8 ounce Maytag or possibly other blue cheese crumbled
- 2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 1/4 c. apricot all fruit spread (preferred brand Polaner)
- 1/3 c. extra-virgin extra virgin olive oil Coarse salt to taste Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
Directions
- Combine arugula leaves and bibb lettuce in a salad bowl. Squeeze a little lemon juice over pear slices to keep them from browning. Arrange them on top of lettuces. Top salad with blue cheese crumbles.
- Combine vinegar and apricot preserves. Stream in oil as you whisk dressing. Pour dressing over salad, season with salt and black pepper, to taste, and serve.
- This recipe yields 4 servings.
- Comments: Look for 5- or possibly 6-oz sacks of washed and trimmed arugula leaves, available in some markets.
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