Warm Pear Salad with Bénédictin Blue Cheese and Port Dressing

Name: Warm Pear Salad with Bénédictin Blue Cheese and Port Dressing
Yield: 4 pears
Ingredients: 4 pears; 2 tbsp (30 mL) nut oil; Salt and pepper to taste; 6 cups (1.5 L) mixed salad greens; Fresh Basil; Canadian Bénédictin Blue Cheese Stuffing; 3 oz (90 g) Canadian Bénédictin blue cheese; 3 oz (90 g) Canadian Cream cheese; Port Dressing; 1 tbsp (15 mL) honey; 2 tsp (10 mL) Xeres vinegar; 1/4 cup (60 mL) vegetable oil; 2 tbsp (30 mL) port; Salt and pepper to taste

This is the Warm Pear Salad with Bénédictin Blue Cheese and Port Dressing recipe.

Cooking: 5 min - 7 min

Yields 4 pears

warm pear salad with benedictin blue cheese and port dressing

Ingredients

4 pears
2 tbsp (30 mL) nut oil
Salt and pepper to taste
6 cups (1.5 L) mixed salad greens
Fresh Basil
Canadian Bénédictin Blue Cheese Stuffing
3 oz (90 g) Canadian Bénédictin blue cheese
3 oz (90 g) Canadian Cream cheese
Port Dressing
1 tbsp (15 mL) honey
2 tsp (10 mL) Xeres vinegar
1/4 cup (60 mL) vegetable oil
2 tbsp (30 mL) port
Salt and pepper to taste

READY FOR REWARDS?

Preparation

Peel pears and slice them in 2 lengthways. Remove cores with a melon scoop. Brush half-pears with nut oil, season with salt and pepper to taste. Place on preheated BBQ grill and sear on both sides. Remove and let cool.

Blend Canadian Bénédictin blue cheese and Canadian Cream Cheese together.

Mix dressing ingredients and set aside.

Stuff half-pears with cheeses and place on preheated BBQ grill. Close cover and warm pears 3 to 5 minutes over very low heat.

Toss salad greens with Port dressing. Arrange salad to look like little bushes in the middle of plates and set warm pears around them. Decorate each half-pear with a fresh basil leave.