Pear and Arugula Salad with Maple-Dijon Dressing

Name: Pear and Arugula Salad with Maple-Dijon Dressing
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 bosc or anjou pears, spiralized using the 3mm blade; 6 cups arugula; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese; 1/2 cup dried cherries; 1/2 cup glazed walnuts

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Pear and Arugula Salad with Maple-Dijon Dressing

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This wonderful fall salad combines peppery arugula and sweet, juicy pears. Spiralizing the pears instead of simply slicing makes for a beautiful presentation, and also creates crisp-tender texture in the fruit allowing it to take center stage. Crumbled blue cheese, toasted walnuts, and dried cherries add flavor, sweetness, and crunch. The whole dish is together with a simple, tangy maple-Dijon vinaigrette. Serve this sweet and savory salad as an impressive first course at your next dinner party, or as a side dish with roast chicken or pork tenderloin.

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Servings: 4

Ready in: 20min PT20M

Ingredients

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 bosc or anjou pears, spiralized using the 3mm blade
6 cups arugula
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup glazed walnuts

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Directions

Stir vinegar, mustard, and maple syrup together in a bowl. Slowly stream olive oil into the vinegar mixture while beating with a whisk to emulsify; season with salt and pepper.
Arrange arugula on a serving dish. Top with spiralized pears, blue cheese, dried cherries, and glazed walnuts. Drizzle dressing over salad to serve.

Mealthy tip:

Be sure to choose firm pears, preferably Bosc or Anjou, when preparing this salad. They're easier to spiralize than pears that are very ripe. You could also try firm, tart apples such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp in place of the pears for a crisper flavor.

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Salads Quick And Easy Spiralizer Arugula Pears Gluten-free Low-carb Spiraslicer No Meat Spring

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Greg Jones says:

I'm trying to eat better, and sometimes salads are just boring. However, this pear and arugula salad is really good. I usually have this with chicken and take for work. Easy and simple.

Nick Myott says:

This is definitely not a boring salad, and the idea to spiralize a pear is so cool! I just got me Mealthy Spiralizer and am obsessed with the blade settings. This was exactly the right thickness for the pears. This is a great salad for fall, love gorgonzola with dried cherrie and walnuts. I just toasted mine in the broiler for a few minutes to get that flavor out of them.