LETTUCE, PEAR, ROQUEFORT CHEESE AND AVOCADO SALAD

Ingredients :

Pecans:

½ cup pecans

¼ cup sugar

Dressing:

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 ½ teaspoon mustard

1 garlic clove, minced

1 ½ teaspoon sugar

½ teaspoon salt

Fresh ground black pepper

Salad:

1 large lettuce head cut in to bite size pieces

3 pears, peeled, cored and diced

5 ½ oz (150 g) Roquefort cheese, crumbled

1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced

½ cup green onion (green and light green parts) thinly sliced

Preparation:

Pecans:
Stir sugar and pecans in a skillet over medium heat until sugar melts and pecans are caramelized. Remove pecans from skillet and transfer to a waxed paper. Cool and break into pieces.

Dressing:
Blend oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper until well blended. Correct seasoning.

Salad:
Place lettuce, pears, crumbled Roquefort cheese, avocado and green onion in a large salad bowl.
Toss with dressing before serving. Garnish with pecans.
Serve.

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6 servings