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Salad with arugula pear and blue cheese with mold

Salad with Arugula, Pear, and Blue Cheese

A lovely little salad for a girls' night or a get-together with friends! Light and delicious with a glass of champagne or a sparkling semi-dry white! So appetizing and bright, thanks to the combination of blue cheese, pear, and salad greens. Be sure to try it!

Zhemchuzhinka

Recipe author

Salad with arugula pear and blue cheese with mold

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Arugula

Pears

Onion

0.5

Blue cheese

Pine nuts

Lemons

0.5

Olive oil

Salt

Ground black pepper

Paprika

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 10 % 4 g

Fats 73 % 30 g

Carbohydrates 17 % 7 g

310 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 10 min

Step 1:

How do you make a pear and cheese salad? Get all the ingredients ready according to the list. Visually divide them all into two parts, since we'll repeat the salad's layers twice.
Step 2:

Rinse the arugula in cold water and pat it dry with paper towels to get rid of excess water. Spread the leaves in a thin layer on a flat dish.
Step 3:

Peel the onion, rinse it, and slice it into thin slivers or half-rings. Which onion is best to use? Milder varieties work well for this salad — red, shallot, or white. Add it to the arugula.
Step 4:

Wash the pear and cut it in half. Remove the core and seeds. Cut the fruit into thin slices and add it as the next layer of the salad. Sprinkle the pears with freshly squeezed lemon juice — this keeps the pieces from browning and preserves their appetizing look.
Step 5:

On top of the pear, add a layer of blue cheese, sliced or crumbled by hand into small pieces.
Step 6:

Heat a dry skillet and toast the pine nuts. Don't forget to stir, or the nuts will burn. Usually a few seconds over high heat is enough to bring the kernels to the right doneness.
Step 7:

Sprinkle half the portion of nuts over the salad.
Step 8:

Then repeat all the layers again. Add the arugula, then the onion, pear (sprinkle with lemon juice), cheese, and nuts.
Step 9:

Salt the salad if needed. I usually don't — the cheese and lemon are enough for me. Drizzle the salad with a little olive oil.
Step 10:

Season with pepper to taste. I used allspice and ground red pepper.
Step 11:

Toss the salad on your plate and enjoy the unusual flavor!

Arugula has a distinctive flavor — the leaves are a little bitter. If you're not a big fan of arugula, replace it with milder-tasting salad greens. Iceberg, butterhead lettuce, or frisée all work well. This salad is great to make when you're planning a girls' night or a get-together with friends. It's unusual, light, and very tasty, and it pairs beautifully with a glass of champagne or white wine. Enjoy!
Since everyone's tolerance for salty, sweet, bitter, spicy, sour, and pungent flavors is different, always add spices and seasonings to your own taste! If you're using a seasoning for the first time, keep in mind that some spices are especially important not to overdo (chili pepper, for example).