Recipe: Autumn Salad

Pear Pomegranate Salad_webIngredients

For Salad

1⁄2 head radicchio

1 head frisee

2 oz of rich and/ or creamy cheese such as blue cheese or brie

1 Warren pear, thinly sliced on mandolin

1⁄4 cup of walnuts, toasted

For Dressing

1⁄2 shallot minced

Pinch of salt

3 tbsp of champagne vinegar

1/3 cup of olive oil

Method

For Dressing:

Mince shallots, add a pinch of salt, and cover with champagne vinegar. Let sit for five to ten minutes and then add olive oil.

For Walnuts:

Add walnuts to a shallow sauté pan with no oil. Cook over medium heat until there is a nutty aroma (about 3 minutes). Add a pinch of salt and turn off heat.

For Salad:

De-seed Pomegranate over a large bowl. Wash greens. Put greens in stainless steel bowl and add a pinch of salt. Thinly slice pears lengthwise on a mandolin. Toss the greens with the salad dressing so the dressing coats all of the leaves.Stack the greens on a plate. Add the cheese, toasted walnuts, the sliced pears, and the pomegranate seeds. Serve.

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