Pan-Roasted Pear Salad with Radicchio, Blue Cheese, and Walnuts

Name: Pan-Roasted Pear Salad with Radicchio, Blue Cheese, and Walnuts
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 , ripe but firm pears (about 1 1/2 pounds), quartered and cored (see note above); 2 1/2 teaspoons, sugar; , Salt and ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, olive oil plus an additional 2 teaspoons; 4 tablespoons, balsamic vinegar; 1 , small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon); 1/2 medium head, green leaf lettuce, washed, dried, and torn into 1-inch pieces (about 4 cups); 1 large head, radicchio, quartered, cored, and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces (about 4 cups); 4 ounces, crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 1 cup) or Stilton cheese; 3/4 cup, walnuts, toasted and chopped

Side Dishes
Vegetarian
Salads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2007

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SERVES 4 to 6

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