arugula pear salad

Name: Arugula pear salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 to 2 package(s) prewashed baby arugula in the 4 oz containers.; 1 package(s) gorgonzola cheese crumbles 5 oz package; 1 medium red pepper, chopped; 1 medium pear, chopped; 1 medium cucumber, peeled and chopped; 1/2 cup(s) extra virgin olive oil; 2-3 teaspoon(s) balsamic vinegar; 2-3 clove(s) fresh garlic, pressed; 1 teaspoon(s) himalayan salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 4 slice(s) bacon cooked and crumbled(optional)

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L. Lippi(organic cook)

New York, NY

Updated on Nov 17, 2019

This was another "guessipe" I tried out with ingredients I love. I always use high quality organic ingredients but you could use conventional ingredients as well. I tried adding bacon but honestly, didn't really notice it that much as the gorgonzola cheese is a pungent cheese and kind of takes over the flavor. When I use one package of arugula it seems it's more of a chunky salad unless I use two packages. But who knows, maybe you like chunky salads? If the cheese crumbles are really big break them up so they are smaller.

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Tender arugula with pears and Gorgonzola cheese make this very tasty!

prep time 15 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 2-4 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 to 2 packages prewashed baby arugula in the 4 oz containers.
1 package gorgonzola cheese crumbles 5 oz package
1 medium red pepper, chopped
1 medium pear, chopped
1 medium cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2-3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
2-3 cloves fresh garlic, pressed
1 teaspoon himalayan salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled(optional)

How To Make arugula pear salad

Step 1

To start dressing: Put oil, pressed garlic, salt, pepper and vinegar into small bowl. Set aside.

Step 2

In large salad bowl, empty container/s of arugula, add in (chopped) cucumbers, pepper and pear.
Step 3

With a whisk, whisk up oil and ingredients till mixed well. Then pour over top of vegetables and fruit in the large salad bowl.
Step 4

Mix up the oil mixture with the vegetables and fruit with salad fork and spoon till dressing is covered the vegetables and fruit well.
Step 5

Pour in the gorgonzola crumbles and mix well, then serve into bowls. Garnish with a few cheese crumbles.
Step 6

Optional: crumble bacon into salad mixture.
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