How to Make Pear, Gorgonzola and Arugula Salad - Let's Cook with ModernMom

gorgonzola cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: blue cheese

Feta is lower in calories, while blue cheese provides a similar tangy flavor.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds are nutrient-dense and provide healthy fats.

Start by making the dressing in a bowl with the juice of half a lemon.

Add about 1 teaspoon of cherry vinegar to the lemon juice.

Mash 1 garlic clove and add it to the bowl.

Add a little bit of Dijon mustard, salt, and white pepper to the dressing mixture.

Slowly incorporate olive oil into the mixture while whisking until it emulsifies and thickens.

Take arugula and place a little bit in the center of the serving plate.

Slice cucumber on the bias and arrange three slices on the arugula.

Add sliced heirloom tomatoes for color on the salad.

Peel and slice ripe pears on the bias, then fan them out on the salad.

Crumble gorgonzola cheese over the salad.

Spoon the lemon cherry vinaigrette delicately over the salad.

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