Wilted Romaine Salad with Roasted Pears, Taleggio and Hazelnuts

Name: Wilted Romaine Salad with Roasted Pears, Taleggio and Hazelnuts
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Bosc pears, peeled, halved and cored; 59 milliliters champagne vinegar; 59 milliliters hazelnuts; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large head romaine lettuce, tough outer leaves and leathery tops removed, cut lengthwise into quarters with the stalk left intact; 227 grams ripe Taleggio cheese, outer rind removed

Wilted Romaine Salad with Roasted Pears, Taleggio and Hazelnuts might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 413 calories, 13g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up bosc pears, champagne vinegar, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Toss the pears with olive oil and roast for 30 minutes. Turn the pears over halfway through cooking.

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Olive Oil

Pear

Roast the hazelnuts with the pears for 5 to 6 minutes.

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Hazelnuts

Pear

Remove from the oven and coarsely chop.

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Place the Taleggio in a heatproof dish or pan and toss into the oven for 3 to 4 minutes.

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Taleggio Cheese

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Frying Pan

Heat the flat side of a grill pan to medium-high heat. If you don't have a grill pan and are using a regular grill, put foil on the grill grates. Toss the romaine quarters in olive oil and salt. Grill the romaine until slightly charred and wilted, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

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Olive Oil

Romaine

Salt

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Grill

Aluminum Foil

Place one romaine wedge on each plate. Thinly slice each pear half and fan over the romaine wedges. Spoon some melted Taleggio on top and sprinkle with hazelnuts.

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Hazelnuts

Taleggio Cheese

Romaine

Pear

Whisk together the champagne vinegar and cup olive oil and season with salt.

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Champagne Vinegar