Arugula Salad With Pears Oven Dried Grapes And Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette Recipes

ROASTED PEAR AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH WALNUTS AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 F and put baking sheet in the oven to heat too.
• Cut each pear lengthwise, remove the core, then set cut side down on a board and slice thinly into 5 pieces lengthwise again.
• Toss pear with butter and sugar.
• Place on baking sheet and in oven to roast for 10 min, or until browned on bottom.
• Flip and roast until tender and deep brown, 5 more minutes.
• Let pears cool.
• Toast the walnuts in a small dry skillet until browned, 3 minutes and set aside.
• Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper together.
• Combine arugula and pears in large serving bowl, and gentley toss with the dressing.
• Using a vegetable peeler, shave curls of Parmesan cheese on top of salad.
• Chop walnuts coarsely and sprinkle on top.

ARUGULA AND PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Toast nuts in small pan over medium heat until fragrant. Cool.
• Combine arugula and pear in a salad bowl, add nuts then dress the salad with lemon juice and olive oil, salt and pepper. Top salad with lots of blue cheese crumbles.

ARUGULA, TOASTED WALNUT AND ROASTED PEAR SALAD WITH RED WINE/SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place pear halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet and brush them with honey. Place pan in oven. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Slice the pears lengthwise into half-inch slices. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and shallots. Whisk in olive oil until emulsified. Add salt and pepper to taste. Toss the arugula with the vinaigrette. Plate salad individually with pear slices and toasted walnuts sprinkled on top.

ARUGULA AND ROASTED PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• 2. In a medium bowl, toss the pears, sugar, and butter. Arrange the pears in a single layer in a baking sheet. Bake, turning once, until the pears are barely tender, 10-15 minutes.
• 3. Dry roast the pine nuts in a skillet for 5 minutes, until toasty brown. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• 4. In a large salad bowl, prepare the dressing by whisking together the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, mustard, and maple syrup. Add the arugula or salad greens and toss to coat.
• 5. Divide the salad onto four chilled plates. Arrange the roasted pears in a fan around the center, and sprinkle with the cranberries, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. Scatter with petals from the calendula blossoms.