Arugula with Roasted Pears & Goat Cheese
Created by TxGriffLover on October 25, 2011
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Recipe #1319
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2-3 firm Bosc pears, halved lengthwise and cored
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4-6 cups baby arugula (about 4 oz)
- 1 tablespoon sherry or balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4-6 ounces fresh goat cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup honey (preferably tupelo, orange blossom, or sweet clover)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400ยบ.
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Step 2: Brush a baking sheet w some of the melted butter.
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Step 3: Roast pears by arranging cut side down on the buttered sheet. Brush tops with remaining melted butter, and season with salt & pepper.
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Step 4: Roast until just tender to the point of a knife, 20-25 minutes.
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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.
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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.
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Step 7: Season with salt & pepper, serve immediately.
Nutritional Facts
- 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