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Pear Salad with Bacon and Sherry-Wine Vinaigrette

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Pear Salad with Bacon and Sherry-Wine Vinaigrette

This delicious pear salad with bacon and sherry-wine vinaigrette comes courtesy of chef Todd English.

Ingredients

Serves 8

  • 3 pears, such as Bartlett or Comice, halved and cored
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 small shallot, finely chopped
  • 3/4 pound thick-sliced bacon, cooked until crisp and roughly chopped (reserving bacon fat)
  • 1/4 cup sherry-wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 Asian pear
  • 2 Belgian endives, 1 separated and 1 sliced crosswise 1/4-inch thick
  • 1 bunch watercress, tough stems removed
  • 1 head frisee, torn into bite-size pieces
  • Aged manchego cheese, shaved, for garnish

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss halved pears with butter, sugar, and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer pears to a baking sheet, cut-side up, and roast until tender and well browned, 20 to 25 minutes; set aside to cool.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine shallot, bacon, and vinegar. Slowly whisk in olive oil and 2 tablespoons of bacon fat. Season with salt and pepper. Using a box grater, grate the Asian pear on the small holes into the vinaigrette; stir to combine. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, combine greens. Drizzle with enough vinaigrette to coat; toss to combine. Transfer to a large platter, and top with roasted pears. Spoon remaining vinaigrette over pears, and top with shaved cheese; serve immediately.

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