Arugula with Roasted Pears & Goat Cheese
Recipe: #1319
October 25, 2011
Categories: Salads, Cheese, Pear Southern, Oven Roast, Vegetarian, more
"Sweet, roasted Bosc pears, tender baby arugula, and mild creamy goat cheese make this simple, elegant salad sing. Adapted from Chef Virginia Willis' cookbook, "Bon Appetit, Y'All"."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (155.1 g)
- Calories 213.7
- Total Fat - 14.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.6 g
- Cholesterol - 13.9 mg
- Sodium - 198.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 9.9 g
- Protein - 6.3 g
- Calcium - 84.7 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400º.
Step 2
Brush a baking sheet w some of the melted butter.
Step 3
Roast pears by arranging cut side down on the buttered sheet. Brush tops with remaining melted butter, and season with salt & pepper.
Step 4
Roast until just tender to the point of a knife, 20-25 minutes.
Step 5
Dress greens, place arugula in large bowl. Drizzle with vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt & pepper and toss to combine and coat.
Step 6
To serve, divide the greens among plates; top each with a warm roasted pear half cut side up, place a spoonful of goat cheese on each pear, drizzle with honey.
Step 7
Season with salt & pepper, serve immediately.
Tips
No special items needed.