Pear Salad with Bleu Cheese Croutons
The Old World Olive Co
Ingredients
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- 2 Tbsp. OWOC Sweet Hojiblanca EVOO, or regional EVOO of choice
- ¼ cup OWOC Cinnamon Pear Balsamic
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- 1 Bosc pear, cut into match sticks
- ¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds
- 3 cups mixed greens
- 2-3 slices of French bread (about 1½ cups)
- 4 Tbsp. bleu cheese (Maytag is suggested)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Toss French bread cubes with EVOO to coat.
- Add three Tbsp. bleu cheese and combine well.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, then cool.
- While croutons cool, combine mixed greens, toasted pumpkins seeds and the pear matchsticks.
- Drizzle to coat with balsamic and EVOO.
Top with croutons and remaining one Tbsp. crumbled bleu cheese.
