Asian Pear Salad

Photo: flickr user _e.t

Ingredients

2 tablespoons pear vinegar

1 tablespoon pear syrup plus

1 teaspoon pear syrup (fresh pear ju

2 teaspoons extra virgin lemon oil

6 cups assorted full-flavored greens (baby mustard -

1/4 cup tamari pecans see recipe

1/4 cup dried currants or chopped raisins

1/4 cup cold maytag blue cheese crumbled

1 ripe Asian pear cored and thinly

sliced

Preparation

ASIAN PEAR SALAD W/TAMARI PECANS & MAYTAG BLUE CHEESE

Place the pear vinegar and pear syrup in a small mixing bowl. Whisk in the lemon-o and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the greens, tamari pecans, and currants. Sprinkle over with the blue cheese, then drizzle over with the dressing. Toss the salad gently and briefly, as you do not want the cheese crumbles to begin sticking together. Divide the salad onto the center of 2 chilled salad plates and garnish by fanning the pear slices around each salad.

Yield: 4 servings