Caramelized Pear Salad with Blue Cheese & Hazelnuts

Caramelized Pear Salad with Blue Cheese & Hazelnuts

Serves 4

For the salad:

  • 2 ripe but firm pears (Bartlett, Anjou, or Bosc)

  • 1½ tbsp unsalted butter

  • 1 tsp light brown sugar or honey

  • A pinch of flaky salt

  • 5 cups arugula (or a mix of arugula and frisée)

  • ⅓ cup hazelnuts or walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped

  • ⅓ cup blue cheese or shaved aged pecorino, crumbled

For the dressing:

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 tsp sherry vinegar or balsamic vinegar

  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard

  • ¼ tsp honey

  • ¼ tsp salt

  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black