Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 3 Anjou, Bosc or Comice pears
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 3/4 pound spinach, torn into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
  • 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

Instruction

  • Chop 1 pear and slice remaining two.
  • Put chopped pear, oil, vinegar, mustard and honey into a blender and purée.
  • Transfer to a small bowl and stir in 2 tablespoons water, more if needed, to thin for a pourable dressing.
  • Put spinach, onion, walnuts, goat cheese, sliced pears and dressing into a large bowl and toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.
  • <em><strong>Three Twists on the Original</strong></em><br /><br /><strong>Apple Cheddar Spinach Salad</strong><br />Replace pears with apples, walnuts with pine nuts and goat cheese with small cubes of sharp cheddar.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>Quinoa Spinach Pear Salad</strong><br />Add 1 cup cooked and cooled quinoa to spinach salad mixture.<br /><br /><strong>Fig Spinach Salad<br /></strong>Replace pears with 3/4 cup dried figs (1/4 cup chopped for dressing, remainder sliced thinly in salad).