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

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

Side Dishes
Vegetables
Fruit
Cheese
For Two
Salads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2007

Could we find a way to make lackluster pears shine in a holiday salad?

SERVES 2

TIME 30 minutes, plus 45 minutes cooling

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