Sauteed Pear Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large boston lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (butter can also be used)
• 2 firm but ripe bosc pears or 2 anjou pears, cored and cut lengthwise into 8 wedges
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground

Recipe

• 1 in large serving bowl, place lettuce.
• 2 in 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil (or butter) on medium-heat 1 minute. add pears and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until they begin to soften and turn golden.
• 3 meanwhile, in cup, stir vinegar, dijon mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• 4 add vinegar mixture to pears in skillet, and cook 1 minute or until liquid begins to thicken.
• 5 pour pears and liquid from skillet into bowl with lettuce, toss to coat. serve immediately.