Seasonal Pear Salad

INGREDIENTS
2 pears
1 bag mixed greens
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup crumbled bleu cheese
1 cup apple cider
2 tbs vegetable oil
2 tbs apple cider vinegar
1 shallot (optional)
cracked black pepper
METHOD
Use a small stainless steel pot to reduce 1 cup of apple cider down to about 1/4 cup. Once the cider is going along, take a minute to finely mince the shallot and add that to the apple cider.
Once the apple cider has reduced down to 1/4 cup, take it off the heat and add it to a mixing bowl to cool down for 5-6 minutes. After it has cooled down a bit, add 2 tbs vegetable oil and 2 tbs apple cider vinegar, add a crack of black pepper and whisk it up.
Once the dressing is good to go, core and slice 1-2 ripe pears and toss that with mixed greens and the vinaigrette.
Finally, divide the salads onto individual plates and finish with crumbled bleu cheese and chopped walnuts.
TIP
You'll need to plan ahead a little bit and make the vinaigrette before assembling the salad. It also helps to toast the walnuts for more depth of flavor.


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