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Colorful and full of textures, this arugula salad is perfect for all occasions.

Pear Arugula Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing

Sara Walkenbach
This stunning salad is a showstopper. Colorful and full of flavor, it's perfect for your next holiday feast, or dinner with friends.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 208 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pear Arugula Salad

  • 5 oz Arugula
  • 1 Pear such as Bartlett
  • 1/2 cup Fennel (bulb and fronds) (see video in recipe card)
  • 1 Avocado
  • 2 Small Oranges (like cuties) peel cut off and sliced crosswise (see video in post)
  • 1/3 cup Blue Cheese crumbled
  • 1/3 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1/3 cup Pistachios chopped

Maple Balsamic Dressing

  • 1/4 cup Olive Oil extra virgin
  • 3 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • Pepper to taste fresh ground
  • 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flake optional

Instructions
 

  • Make dressing: place all ingredients in a jar with lid and shake. Alternatively, place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk. Set aside.
  • Slice pear in quarters, remove and discard core, and slice into thin slices. Drizzle slices with dressing. It helps them from turning brown.
  • Assemble salad: On a platter or in a large bowl, layer in salad ingredients. Start with the arugula, then add in pear slices, orange slices fennel bulb slices, blue cheese, cranberries, pistachios. Sprinkle with fennel fronds.
  • Right before serving cut avocado in slices and place around salad. Drizzle with desired amount of dressing and enjoy!

Video

Notes

This dressing recipe typically makes more than what is needed for this salad. If you don't use all the dressing, store in refrigerator for up to a week.
 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 208kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 192mgPotassium: 377mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 642IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Christmas Salad, Colorful salad, healthy sides, homemade dressing, Maple Balsamic Dressing, Pear Arugula Salad, Pears and avocado
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