Bitter Green Salad with Roasted Pears

Name: Bitter Green Salad with Roasted Pears
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 2 kilograms firm-ripe Bosc pears , peeled, cored, and each cut lengthwise into 8 wedges; 1 small head chicory; 3 Tbsps cider vinegar; 1 small head escarole; 1 teaspoons honey; 1 bunch mizuna, coarse stems discarded; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small head radicchio; 1 small head romaine; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp finely chopped shallot; 1 bunch watercress, coarse stems discarded

Bitter Green Salad with Roasted Pears might be just the side dish you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe serves 12. One serving contains 156 calories, 3g of protein, and 5g of fat. If you have salt, romaine, chicory, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.

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Oven

Toss pears with oil and spread in 1 layer in a 17- by 12-inch shallow baking pan, then season with salt and pepper. Roast pears, stirring and turning over twice, until pears are tender and beginning to brown, 20 to 30 minutes, then cool about 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Spread

Pear

Cooking Oil

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Baking Pan

While pears are roasting and cooling, tear enough tender chicory and escarole leaves (discard ribs) into bite-size pieces to measure 6 cups total. Tear enough radicchio, watercress, mizuna, and romaine into bite-size pieces to measure 10 cups total. Toss torn greens in a large bowl and reserve remaining greens for another use.

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Watercress

Radicchio

Endive

Romaine

Greens

Mizuna

Pear

Ribs

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Bowl

Whisk together shallot, vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.

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Shallot

Vinegar

Pepper

Honey

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Just before serving, add roasted pears and dressing to greens and toss to combine well.

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Greens

Pear

Salad greens can be washed and dried 1 day ahead, then chilled, wrapped in paper towels, in a sealed plastic bag.Pears can be roasted 4 hours ahead and kept at room temperature.

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Greens

Pear

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Paper Towels