4 arugula salad cooked pears Recipes

four 3/4-inch-thick slices country-style sourdough bread, extra-virgin olive oil, extra-virgin olive oil, dry white wine , such as pinot grigio, honey, whole grain mustard , such as grey poupon, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, two 8-oz heads radicchio, halved and chopped into 1-inch pieces, baby arugula, ripe but firm asian or bosc pears, cored, halved and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, chopped walnuts , toasted* see cook s note, chunk parmesan, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

olive oil, fresh limes or 1 tbsp lemon juice, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard or 1 1/4 tsp whole grain prepared mustard, maple syrup or 1/4-1/2 tsp honey, minced green onions, salt and pepper, walnut halves, butter, maple syrup or 1 tsp honey, cayenne or 1 dash hot smoked paprika, arugula , mesclun, romaine, mache, spinach (whatever may be your preference), firm bartlett pears, washed, cored and sliced into very thin wedges (skin remaining), blue cheese, crumbled (gorgonzola, stilton, etc.), bacon , cooked until crisp and well drained, cooked sliced chicken (optional)

vinaigrette, champagne vinegar, mild honey, meyer lemon juice (a tad less regular lemon juice if meyers are not available), salt, coarsely ground black pepper, high-quality extra virgin olive oil (probably not the kind you cook with but the 1 you save to finish off special dishes), sliced (or tiny diced ) pancetta, olive oil (for cooking pancetta), firm, but ripe, pears, baby arugula or regular arugula torn into smaller pieces, ricotta salata or fresh parmesan (or percorino or other sharp, nutty hard cheese)