Serves 4
Assorted baby green lettuce
2 peeled whole fresh pears
2 ounces blue cheese
1/2 cup toasted walnuts halves
Dressing:
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
dash Tabasco
Cover each salad plate with a modest bed of baby green lettuce. Slice and core a half pear for each plate and then thinly slice pears from bottom to just before the very end and then fan out the slices over the lettuce. Top with toasted walnuts and a generous serving of crumbled blue cheese. Mix dressing and spoon over the salad mixture.