Pear Salad with Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts

My favorite pear salad recipe that's easy to make with avocado, gorgonzola, candied walnuts...and always a crowd fave!

⏱ 30 min 🔨 Prep 30min 📊 Medium 🍽 4 servings 👁 5
Pear Salad with Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

  1. Add the vinaigrette ingredients to a mason jar, cover, and shake vigorously for 10 seconds until combined.  (Alternately, you can whisk the ingredients together in a bowl until combined.)
  2. Add salad greens, pears, avocado, red onion, candied walnuts and gorgonzola cheese to a large salad bowl.  Drizzle evenly with the vinaigrette, then toss until combined.  Taste and season with extra salt and pepper, if needed.
  3. Serve immediately and enjoy!

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2287.00
Per Serving
$572.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$4574.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (91% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
salad greens 5 oz $273.00
ripe pears 2 large -
avocado 1 large $75.00
red onion 1 small $70.00
candied walnuts* 6 oz $1234.00
crumbled gorgonzola cheese 4 oz $526.00
olive oil 0.25 cup $83.00
apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp $5.00
Dijon mustard 2 tsp $9.00
fine sea salt 0.5 tsp $1.00
freshly-cracked black pepper 0.5 tsp $11.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Pear Salad with Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts

Ingredients:
  • 5 oz salad greens, chopped (I used half baby arugula, half little gem lettuce)
  • 2 large ripe pears, diced
  • 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 6 oz candied walnuts* (I made a half batch of this recipe)
  • 4 oz crumbled gorgonzola cheese
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly-cracked black pepper

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