Little Gem Pear Salad

This fresh pear salad is served with little gem lettuce wedges and creamy blue cheese, which melts in your mouth. It’s a lovely combination of flavors and textures – especially with the addition of a toasted walnut garnish.

Chef Tips:

• When prepping, you will notice that I cover the pear wedges in lemon juice. Much like apples, this prevents them from browning due to oxidization. The acidity of the lemon doubles as part of the ‘dressing,’ so this salad needs nothing other than a drizzle of olive oil.
• If you want to add more protein for a more substantial meal, cooked chicken breasts would be perfection!

Little Gem Pear Salad

Kate

This quick and easy pear salad balances sweet with savory and then adds a bit of crunch. You can add your favorite protein to make a hearty salad entree for lunch or just add it as a simple side with your dinner.

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Prep Time 8 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 2 minutes mins

Course Salads

Cuisine Gluten-Free, Low Carb

Calories 420 kcal

Equipment

• Mixing Bowl
• Stainless Skillet
• Ceramic Knives
•  Black Pepper
• Fine Ground Celtic Sea Salt
• Olive Oil
• Walnuts

Ingredients

  

• 1.4 oz walnuts
• 1 large pear seeds removed and cut into thin wedges
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 2 little gem lettuce
• 2.1 oz creamy blue cheese
• 2 TB olive oil
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Roughly chop the walnuts into smaller pieces.
• Toast them in a hot, dry pan until more golden and smell fragrant.
• Trim the pear and cut into thinner wedges, removing the core and seeds. Place in a bowl and squeeze on the lemon juice. Toss well to ensure all the pieces are evenly coated.
• Trim the core from the little lettuces and cut them into wedges. Arrange the wedges between two plates or salad bowls. Add equal amounts of the pear wedges to the plates – along with any lemon juice from the bowl.
• Drizzle the olive oil over the salads and crumble over the creamy blue cheese.
• Season the salad with salt and freshly ground black pepper and scatter the toasted walnuts.
  
  

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 8gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 300mgFiber: 4gSugar: 10g

Keyword gluten free pear salad, grain free pear salad, little gem pear salad, low carb pear salad

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Hi, my name is Kate.

I love food. Real food. We eat all of the things that nursing school taught me were bad for you: butter, eggs, bacon, and raw milk.

I am a Nurse, a Mom, and a Real Food loving blogger. Just trying to save the world.

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