Spicy Green Salad with Manchego and Pears

Name: Spicy Green Salad with Manchego and Pears
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 smalls red or yellow Bartlett pears (preferably with stems); 946 milliliters packed frisée (French curly endive), torn into bite-size pieces; 1 teaspoon grainy mustard; 1 teaspoon mild honey; 227 grams Manchego cheese, rind removed and cheese shaved into 32 thin slices (preferably with a cheese plane); 79 milliliters olive oil, divided; 79 milliliters green (hulled) pumpkin seeds (pepitas; not toasted); 946 milliliters packed spicy salad greens, such as radish greens, watercress, and/or arugula, tough stems discarded; 3 Tbsps Sherry vinegar

Spicy Green Salad with Manchego and Pears is a gluten free and primal side dish. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 341 calories, 9g of protein, and 21g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up spicy salad greens, frisée, grainy mustard, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

Cook seeds in 1 tablespoon oil in a small heavy skillet over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until puffed and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.

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Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels and reserve oil. Season seeds with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

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Whisk together vinegar, honey, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

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Whisk

Add remaining 1/3 cup olive oil and reserved oil from skillet in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.

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Divide greens and cheese among salad plates.

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Cut off 2 opposite sides of each pear (reserve for another use), leaving a 1/2-inch-thick lengthwise center slice with stem and core. Arrange a pear slice on each plate and drizzle dressing over salads.

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Sprinkle with seeds.

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Cooks' notes

· Pumpkin seeds can be toasted 2 days ahead and kept separately from oil, covered, at room temperature.· Greens can be washed and dried 1 day ahead and chilled, wrapped in paper towels, in a sealed bag.

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