Pear and Goat Cheese Salad

Pear and Goat Cheese Salad

Fruit is a wonderful way to add brightness to any green salad. However, alot of people think they don't like fruit in salads because it can overpower the salad. Pears are the perfect solution - they are crisp, juicy, yet not too sweet and quite subtle in flavor. Selecting pears can be quite a mystery as you're never quite sure what you'll get. An under ripe pear is not good. I recently discovered Taylor Gold Pears, a variety from New Zealand, and they were wonderful. Always remember to toss your pears in lemon juice to prevent them from browning. Paired with goat cheese and toasted pecans and topped with a lemon vinaigrette make this salad the perfect start to any meal. Sliced avocados would also work great on this salad.

origin - lisa lou
difficulty - simple
health meter - high

1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese
4 cups spring greens with arugula mixed in
1 Taylor Gold Pear sliced
1/4 cup toasted pecans roughly chopped
kosher salt/ground pepper to taste

lemon vinaigrette -see steak salad posting

Toss all ingredients and dress salad with lemon vinaigrette. Serve.