6 mesclun with pears and blue cheese Recipes

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)

blue cheese, crumbled, divided, cream cheese, at room temperature, low-fat milk , more if required, mesclun or 6 cups other mixed salad greens, firm ripe pears or 3 apples, unpeeled, nuts, toasted and coarsely chopped, fresh ground black pepper

mesclun or (torn romaine optional), firm/ripe (not mushy) red and/or green pears, cored and thinly sliced, pear nectar or juice (this can be found canned in the ethnic isle of most stores), walnut oil or salad oil, white wine vinegar, dijon-style mustard, ground ginger, black pepper, broken walnuts toasted, crumbled blue cheese (2 oz)

unsalted butter, firm but ripe pears , such as bosc, peeled, cored, and sliced, light brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, minced shallots, honey, walnut oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, head radicchio (4 to 5 oz), cut into chiffonade, mesclun or other baby lettuces, watercress , tough stems removed, head endive, washed, patted dry, and separated into spears, crumbled roquefort or other creamy blue cheese such as gorgonzola (about 3 oz), roughly chopped walnut pieces, lightly toasted, sliced, buttered and toasted french bread , as an accompaniment