12 pear hazelnut and blue cheese salad Recipes

heads butter lettuce (1 1/4 to 1 1/3 lb. total ), shelled cooked tiny shrimp, tomatoes (1/2 in. wide , if available), roasted salted smoked hazelnuts or roasted salted smoked almonds (see notes), firm-ripe asian, comice , or bosc pears (about 1/2 lb. each), lemon juice or rice vinegar, blue cheese dressing, fresh-ground pepper

ripe pears, cored and sliced, orange, sectioned, melon balls (honeydew is nice), sliced water chestnuts, well drained, pomegranate , cut in half crosswise, hazelnuts, toasted and rough chopped (filberts), leaves inner romaine lettuce, milk (i use 2%), red wine or 1/4 cup orange juice, mustard powder, blue cheese

hazelnuts, sherry wine vinegar or 1/3 cup cider vinegar, hazelnut oil or 1/3 cup salad oil, dijon mustard, firm-ripe pears, rinsed, baby spinach leaves, rinsed and crisped (1 lb), crumbled blue cheese, salt & freshly ground black pepper

red wine vinegar, chopped shallot, honey, hazelnut oil or extra-virgin olive oil, chopped romaine hearts, sliced red cabbage, fuji apple, halved, cored, diced, asian pear, halved, cored, diced, mango, peeled, diced , or 2 fuyu persimmons, peeled, seeded, diced, hazelnuts, toasted, husked, coarsely chopped, pomegranate seeds, crumbled blue cheese (optional)

verjus or 3 tbsp white grape juice and 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, grapeseed oil, shallot, finely chopped, fresh thyme leaves, fresh thyme sprigs, ripe but firm bartlett pears (about 2 1/2 lb), halved, cored, honey, head of butter lettuce , coarsely torn, baby arugula, blue cheese, sliced or coarsely crumbled, hazelnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped

verjus or 3 tbsp white grape juice and 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, grapeseed oil, shallot, finely chopped, fresh thyme leaves, fresh thyme sprigs, ripe but firm bartlett pears, halved, cored (about 2 1/2 lb), honey, head butter lettuce , coarsely torn, baby rocket or 4 oz arugula, blue cheese, coarsely crumbled, hazelnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped

whole hazelnuts in the skins, mixed salad greens (such as red leaf, green leaf , bibb), ripe red bartlett pears, unpeeled and thinly sliced, ripe green pears such as anjou, unpeeled and thinly sliced, blue cheese, crumbled, raspberry vinaigrette, freshly ground pepper (optional)

pear juice, seasoned rice vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground pepper, salt, pears, firm but ripe, unpeeled, butter, fresh ground pepper, salt, herb mixed salad greens (16 cups), crumbled blue cheese (4 oz), chopped toasted hazelnuts

hazelnuts, boned , skinned chicken breast halves (5 to 6 oz. each), salt and pepper, salad oil, firm-ripe pear such as bosc or comice (about 8 oz.), apple (about 8 oz.), butter or margarine, brown sugar, rice vinegar, orange juice, baby salad mix (4 oz.), rinsed and crisped, blue cheese, crumbled

acorn or delicata squash (unpeeled), cubed, applewood-smoked bacon (in 1 piece), cubed, leaves sage, chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, whole chives, plus 2 tbsp chopped, apple cider vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, maple-glazed roasted turkey breast, sliced 1/2 inch thick, cubed, bosc pear, diced, kale salad mix or torn kale leaves, whole-wheat tortillas, gorgonzola or other blue cheese, crumbled, chopped walnuts or hazelnuts (optional)