White-on-White Pears with Gorgonzola
Recipe from Midwest Living

Tangy cheese and juicy, fresh pears are sprinkled with toasted pine nuts, olive oil, and red wine vinegar in this 15-minute side-dish recipe.


White-on-White Pears with Gorgonzola

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Servings: 6 side-dish servings
Total Time: 15 mins
Related Categories: Fruit Salad, Low Carb, Low Sodium, Pears, Quick and Easy, Salad
 
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Ingredients
  • 6  medium
    Bartlett pears, cored and sliced
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  • 1  cup
    crumbled Gorgonzola dolce (Dolcelatte cheese) or blue cheese (4 ounces)
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  • 1/3  cup
    pine nuts, toasted
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  • 1/4  cup
    extra-virgin olive oil
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  • 1/4  cup
    red wine vinegar
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    Cracked black pepper
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Directions
1.
Arrange pear slices on chilled salad plates. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with pine nuts.
2.
For dressing: In a screw-top jar, combine oil and vinegar. Cover and shake well. Drizzle over pear mixture. Sprinkle pear mixture with black pepper. Serve immediately. Makes 6 side-dish servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 293, Total Fat 20 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Sodium 264 mg, Carbohydrate 27 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 7 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 11%, Calcium 12%, Iron 8%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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