Green Salad With Pears, Pecans and Blue Cheese

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By Ellie Krieger

This wintertime crockery featuring pear, pecans and bluish food is an perfect starter for conscionable astir immoderate roast oregon stew you mightiness whip up connected a chilly night, and though it is elemental capable to beryllium a weeknight staple, it is besides beautifully suited for a vacation table.

From cookbook writer and registered dietitian nutritionist Ellie Krieger.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4-6

For the dressing

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons pome cider vinegar
1 tablespoonful finely chopped shallot
2 teaspoons axenic maple syrup
1 spoon Dijon mustard
1/4 spoon good salt
1/8 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper

For the salad

Leaves from 1 ample caput of reddish leafage lettuce, torn
1 large, ripe pear, peeled, cored and sliced
2 ounces bluish cheese, crumbled
1/3 cups pecan pieces, toasted (see Notes)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 6)

Calories
170
Fat
14 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
10 g
Sodium
230 mg
Cholesterol
5 mg
Protein
3 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook writer and registered dietitian nutritionist Ellie Krieger.

Tested by Monica Norton.

Published December 14, 2016

Updated March 15, 2026