recipes | Pear and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese Recipe

RSS Feeds

hints

FREE Printable Recipe Cards

e-Newsletter

Pear and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese Recipe

Submitted by RecipeTips.com

Print Pear and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese recipe

Email Pear and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese recipe

rate this recipe Rate this recipe

This distinctive salad, with its delicious variety of fruits and vegetables and its wonderful honey mustard dressing with citrus overtones, is in one word, outstanding, and is sure to be among your favorite salad recipes.

Pear and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese Recipe (+)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°.
Line baking sheet with foil.
Spread out onion pieces on foil.
Sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Mix to coat onion pieces. Spread back out on foil, place in oven.
Roast until slightly browned and tender (20-25 minutes). Cool slightly.
In small bowl, combine orange juice, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey, and thyme. Gradually whisk in oil. Set aside.
In bowl, toss spinach with 1/4 cup dressing.
Divide Bibb lettuce leaves among 4 salad plates (3-4 leaves per plate).
Divide and place dressed spinach on top of Bibb leaves.
Lightly toss roasted onion, pear, oranges, almonds, and craisins together. Arrange on top of spinach.
Sprinkle goat or blue cheese over each salad.
Drizzle with remaining dressing.

Container: small baking sheet, small mixing bowl

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Enter desired servings:

Ingredients

		DRESSING
-		2 tablespoons orange juice
-		1 tablespoon lemon juice
-		1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
-		1 teaspoon honey
-		1/4 teaspoon thyme - dried
-		salt and pepper - to taste
-		1/4 cup olive oil
		SALAD
-		1 red onion - cut into small wedges, broken apart
-		1 tablespoon olive oil
-		salt and pepper - to taste
-		1 head Bibb lettuce, leaves separated but left whole
-		8 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves
-		1 pear - cored, cut into small chunks
-		1 orange - peeled, segmented, cut in small chunks
-		1/2 cup craisins
-		1/3 cup smoked almonds, chopped
-		1/2 cup goat cheese - or blue cheese, crumbled

Pear and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese recipe - Ratings & Reviews

read all reviews

Submitted by: RJames
Date: 2008/06/02

"The description is right--this salad is outstanding! It made a great lunch. The dressing is really tasty."

Was this review helpful or offensive?

print this review with recipe

Pear and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese recipe - Related Content

Recipes

Beets and Goat Cheese Salad

A very simple salad that uses the tang of beets combined the creaminess of goat cheese

Asparagus and Goat Cheese Salad

Enjoy this as a colorful side or a light entreé.

Goat Cheese and Crab Stuffed Peppers

Colorful and delicious appetizer or luncheon dish.

Goat Cheese and Shallot Toasts

Light and easy spread for the Holidays or any special occasion.

Goat Cheese and Herb Stuffed Mushroom

Warm, earthy mushrooms with a creamy filling

Cooking Tips & Advice

Salad

Blueberry Pasta Salad

Making this Blueberry Pasta Salad recipe will become a summer time favorite. Follow the instructions below create a pasta salad that is quick and easy. Blueberry ...

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

Juicing Oranges Orange juice can be used as a beverage straight from the orange without adding any other ingredients. It is also used to enhance the flavor of many sweet and ...

All About Oranges

Orange Preparation | Freezing Oranges | Orange Recipes | Tips Oranges A baseball-sized citrus fruit that generally has an orange skin and flesh that is a ...

Glossary Terms

Goat Cheese

A pure white cheese made entirely from goat's milk and commonly referred to as goat cheese in the U.S. (chèvre is the word for "goat" in French). If the cheese is a combination of ...

Cheese Crisp

Crispy and brittle, this food item is a unique way to provide a small serving of oven baked cheese for a snack or an appetizer. Referred to as a Frico in Italian kitchens, the ...

Cheese Rind

The outer edges, furthest away from the center, of cheese that has been formed into a disk or wheel of cheese. On some types of cheese, the outside of the cheese is often a wax ...

Salad Knife

Made from a hard nylon plastic, this type of utensil is designed to be used for cutting fresh vegetables such as salad greens. The purpose of the salad knife is to provide a ...

Cheese Bread

A type of basic bread that is flavored with cheese. The cheese is often grated and kneaded into the dough and/or can be used to top the dough. There are many recipes for cheese ...