Caramelized Pear Salad with Cheesy Garlic Dressing

Meet your new go-to salad! These caramelized pears add a not-to-believed fruity flavor, and the cheese dressing gives a salty twist to this sweet salad.

  • 25 min.
  • 6 servings

Ingredients

  • SALAD:
  • 1 package mixed baby greens
  • 3 cucumbers, peeled lengthwise
  • 4 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup sugar snap peas, cut in half
  • Candied cashews, to taste
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  • CARAMELIZED PEARS:
  • 2 pears, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Mehadrin butter
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon red wine
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  • DRESSING:
  • 2 slices Mehadrin muenster cheese
  • 3 tablespoons Mehadrin cottage cheese
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 scallions, finely chopped

Instructions

  • To caramelize the pears, heat butter in a large skillet. Add the pears and sauté for 5 minutes. Sprinkle brown sugar over the pears, add the red wine and cook until pears are golden and caramelized, around 10-15 minutes.
  • For the dressing, blend all ingredients except scallions, until smooth. Add scallions and mix to combine. Mix pears, salad, and dressing together immediately before serving.

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