Name: Roquefort Pear Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Pecans - ½ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Olive oil - ⅓ cup; Red wine vinegar - 3 tablespoons; White sugar - 1 ½ teaspoons; Prepared mustard - 1 ½ teaspoons; Garlic, chopped - 1 clove; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Fresh ground black pepper to taste - ½ teaspoon; Green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces - 1 head; Pears - peeled, cored and chopped - 3 medium; Roquefort cheese, crumbled - 5 ounces; Avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced - 1 medium; Thinly sliced green onions - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Roquefort Pear Salad

1. Pecans ½ cup

2. White sugar ¼ cup

3. Olive oil ⅓ cup

4. Red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons

5. White sugar 1 ½ teaspoons

6. Prepared mustard 1 ½ teaspoons

7. Garlic, chopped 1 clove

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Fresh ground black pepper to taste ½ teaspoon

10. Green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces 1 head

11. Pears - peeled, cored and chopped 3 medium

12. Roquefort cheese, crumbled 5 ounces

13. Avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced 1 medium

14. Thinly sliced green onions ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Roquefort Pear Salad

1 . Stage

Make the pecans: Combine pecans and sugar in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring gently, until sugar has melted and pecans are caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes. Carefully transfer nuts onto a sheet of waxed paper to cool.

2 . Stage

While the nuts are cooling, make the dressing: Whisk oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.

3 . Stage

Make the salad: Layer lettuce, pears, Roquefort cheese, avocado, and green onions in a large serving bowl. Pour dressing over top.

4 . Stage

Break cooled pecans into pieces and sprinkle over salad.