Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese

Name: Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, maple syrup; 1 tablespoon, grated fresh ginger; 3 , firm pears, preferably Anjou or Bartlett; , Salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 1 , small shallot, minced; 3 tablespoons, extra virgin olive oil; 2 bunches, watercress, thick stems removed (8 cups); 1 head, Bibb lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces (6 cups); 1 cup, crumbled blue cheese

Side Dishes
Salads

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2006

Finally a use for those rock-hard pears sold in most supermarkets. Roasting the pears unlocks their sweetness and makes them the star in this simple salad.

SERVES 4 to 6

Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese

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