Winter Salad with Pears, Walnuts and Roquefort Croutons

Serves 4
Time 15 min

The Roquefort croutons in this recipe are utterly delicious with all manner of salads, or serve them alongside bowls of winter squash-based soups, too.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    12 slicesbaguette
    2 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil plus two teaspoons, divided
    2 ouncesRoquefort cheese
    1 tablespoonunsalted butter
    Ground black pepper, to taste
    2 tablespoonssherry vinegar
    1 smallshallot, finely chopped
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    2 tablespoonswalnut oil
    2heads escarole, torn into bite-size pieces
    1 smallhead radicchio, torn into bite-size pieces
    1 cupsmall watercress sprigs
    1 cuparugula, torn into bite-size pieces
    1Bartlett pear, halved, cored and thinly sliced
    1/4 cupwalnut pieces, toasted

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Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F.


Brush baguette slices with 2 teaspoons olive oil, transfer to a baking sheet and bake until crisp and golden to make croutons, about 8 minutes; let cool slightly.


Meanwhile, put cheese, butter and pepper into a small bowl and mash well with a fork to combine.


Spread croutons generously with cheese-butter mixture; set aside.


Put vinegar, shallots, pepper and salt into a small bowl and whisk together.


Slowly drizzle in 2 tablespoons olive oil and walnut oil while whisking constantly to make a vinaigrette. Set aside.


Preheat broiler.


Toast croutons until cheese is bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes.


Put escarole, radicchio, watercress, arugula, pears, walnuts, vinaigrette and pepper into a large bowl and gently toss to combine.


Transfer salad to plates and serve with Roquefort croutons.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

400

Total Fat

22g

Saturated Fat

6g

Cholesterol

20mg

Sodium

690mg

Total Carbohydrate

41g

Dietary Fiber

11g

Total Sugars

5g

Protein

13g

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