Pear and Blue Cheese Salad Story

Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

This Pear and Blue Cheese Salad features fresh pears topped with blue cheese dressing and almonds for a balance of both sweet and savory.

I love blue cheese and pears together and this simple salad is a “must try”! Love it!

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Ingredients:

— Pears — Almonds — Lettuce — Blue cheese — Greek yogurt — Low-fat sour cream Full Ingredients

Place the almonds on a baking sheet and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Make the dressing. Combine the yogurt, sour cream, lemon juice, blue cheese, salt, and ground black pepper in a small bowl.

Assemble the salad. Halve the pears, remove the core, and slice crosswise.

Transfer each sliced pear to a lettuce-lined salad plate.

Drizzle with dressing and top with toasted almonds. Add additional blue cheese crumbles if desired.

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WELCOME Y'ALL I'm Lana Stuart, the cook, writer, and founder of Lana's Cooking. Full Recipe

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