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Oneida Recipes

Pear, Walnut, and Roquefort Cheese Salad

INGREDIENTS:

for vinaigrette:

  • 1/2 cup canned whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

for salad:

  • 4 cups salad greens
  • 2 ripe pears, cored and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice
  • 1 small red onion, sliced
  • 1/3 cup Roquefort cheese, crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons walnuts, coarsely chopped

DIRECTIONS

  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients.
  • Arrange salad greens on six plates. Toss pear slices with the 2 tablespoons of orange juice then divide pears and onion slices among the salad plates on top of greens.
  • Top each serving evenly with crumbled Roquefort cheese and walnuts.
  • Drizzle each plate with vinaigrette to desired amount.

Number of Servings: 6