7 pear salad with duck and pear Recipes

dijon mustard, sherry vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped shallot, pecans, coarsely chopped, confit duck legs, firm-ripe anjou or bartlett pears (preferably red), mixed greens, such as frisee (french curly endive), tender watercress sprigs, and baby spinach leaves, crumbled roquefort or other blue cheese (1/2 cup), optional

dijon mustard, sherry vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped shallot, pecans, coarsely chopped, confit duck legs, firm-ripe anjou or bartlett pears (preferably red), mixed greens, such as frisee (french curly endive), tender watercress sprigs, and baby spinach leaves, crumbled roquefort or other blue cheese (1/2 cup), optional

washed and dried mesclun salad greens, asian pears, cored and peeled and cut into fine dice, salad dressing made of 1/2 cup hazelnut or walnut oil mixed with 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, skinless boneless duck breast halves, olive oil, ground cardamom , cloves, coriander and cumin, peeled, seeded and julienned fresh tomatoes, good flavored veal stock (store-bought ) or chicken broth, black pitted olives, for garnish

duck (skin pricked all over with a fork), red wine, brown sugar, anise seed, whole cinnamon sticks, red wine vinegar, orange juice, red wine vinegar, honey, ancho or cayenne pepper (optional), olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, mesclun, red or bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into eighths, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, sugar, water, lightly salted peanuts, skins removed, peanut brittle, chopped finely, chopped chives

ripe pears, cored and cut into 6 wedges, minced fresh rosemary, salt, freshly ground pepper, olive oil, mixed gourmet salad greens, extra virgin olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, very cold duck foie gras , cut into six 1/4-inch-thick slices, garnish: fresh fennel sprigs