Spinach Salad with Pear, Gorgonzola and Spiced Toasted Walnuts
Sweet and spicy toasted walnuts team up with creamy gorgonzola cheese for a picturesque holiday side. Champagne vinegar adds the celebratory note.
Ingredients:
- bowlful of baby spinach or romaine lettuce
- 1 ripe pear, sliced
- 1 roasted beet, diced or if you prefer, 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds adds festive color
- 2 ounces Gorgonzola
- spiced toasted walnuts
- 2 Tablespoons good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup champagne vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 Teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- organic fresh ground black pepper
Directions:
- Place greens in bowl and top with sliced pears, walnuts and crumbled Gorgonzola.
- Sprinkle with beets or pomegranate seeds.
- Shake up remaining ingredients in glass jar and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Toss greens with dressing and grind pepper over bowl.