Pear Salad with Hazelnuts and Sage

Name: Pear Salad with Hazelnuts and Sage
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters crème fraîche (see Note); 118 milliliters dried cranberries; 2 Tbsps fresh sage leaves, cut into thin strips; 118 milliliters hazelnuts; 1 Tbsp honey; 4 Asian pears or other pears, cut into wedges; 710 milliliters loosely packed gourmet mixed salad greens; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps white balsamic vinegar

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Pear Salad with Hazelnuts and Sage a try. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe has 219 calories, 3g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. A mixture of crème fraîche, cranberries, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place hazelnuts on an ungreased baking sheet.

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Hazelnuts

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until skins split.

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Oven

Place hazelnuts in a colander. Rub hazelnuts briskly with a kitchen towel to remove skins; discard skins. Coarsely chop hazelnuts.

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Hazelnuts

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Kitchen Towels

Colander

Whisk together crme frache and next 3 ingredients. Arrange salad greens and pear wedges on salad plates.

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Greens

Pear

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Whisk

Drizzle evenly with dressing; sprinkle with hazelnuts, cranberries, and sage.

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Cranberries

Hazelnuts

Sage

Note: To make your own crme frache, stir together 1/2 cup whipping cream and 1 tablespoon buttermilk. Cover and let stand at room temperature 8 hours. Then store in refrigerator up to 10 days.

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Whipping Cream