Romaine Lettuce With Pears, Gorgonzola And Candied Walnuts

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup walnuts, very coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter (plus extra for the cookie sheet)
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 ripe anjou pears
• 10 cups romaine lettuce, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup gorgonzola, crumbled
• 1/3-1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion (optional)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• 2 in a medium skillet combine the walnuts, sugar and butter; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar begins to turn golden brown.
• 3 remove the skillet from the heat and pour mixture into the prepared pan, spreading it evenly with a spatula; cool.this can be done several days before serving the salad. keep in a covered container.
• 4 in the bowl of a processor, combine the vinegar,honey,mustard and shallot.
• 5 with the machine running,add the olive oil in a thin steady stream for about 1 minute,.
• 6 just before serving, halve and core the pears, then cut each half into thin strips.
• 7 combine the lettuce, gorgonzola cheese, walnuts, red onion slices (if using) and salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• 8 place the pear slices attractively on top, drizzle with the dressing and serve.