Pear salad with goat cheese and maple vinaigrette

May 30, 2020

This simple, quick pear salad is a perfect option for lunch as you can whip it up in less than 30 min. And you won’t believe how delicious this classic combination is! Just think about that fresh pear, creamy goat cheese, sour cranberries, salty bacon, crunchy pecans, and on top of that, sweet maple vinaigrette. I think you need to try this recipe.

This is the first year when I started making different salads with fruit components. And you know what? I was missing out! These salads are so delicious, much more than I was expecting. If you’ve never had this classic combination of pears, cheese, cranberries, and nuts before, it's definitely worth trying.

How to customise this quick pear salad recipe?

Greens – use any type of greens you have on hand e.g. rocket, kale, spinach, lamb's lettuce.
Cheese – use creamy goat cheese, gorgonzola, feta, or any blue cheese.
Nuts – use your favourite nuts e.g. walnuts, pecans, or pine nuts.
Dried fruits – instead of cranberries you can use dried cherries or currants.

These are just a few options to play with this well-known pear-cheese-nuts combination. Let me know about your delicious version of this salad. I want to try it.

I hope you'll enjoy this pear salad! And if you like seasonal deserts with pear, you might want to try out two more recipes:

Pear salad with goat cheese and maple vinaigrette

A perfect option for lunch salad as you can whip it up in less than 30 min.

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Prep Time 25

Course Salad

Servings 2

Ingredients

Salad

2 pears
2 handful of greens
60 g cream goat cheese
4 slices smoked bacon
3 tbsp pecans
2 tbsp dried cranberries (without added sugar)

Maple vinaigrette

2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ garlic clove (minced)
salt to taste
pinch of pepper

Instructions

To prepare your maple vinaigrette, combine all the ingredients in a jar, and shake it up until mixed. Alternatively, whisk all the ingredients in a small bowl.
Use a dry frying pan to roast the bacon over a medium heat until slightly brown and crispy. Set the bacon aside on a paper towel to remove the grease.
Using a dry frying pan, toast the pecans.
In two medium bowls place your greens, diced pears, goat cheese, cranberries, toasted pecans, and finely chopped crispy bacon. Pour half of the maple vinaigrette over the salads and taste, add more if needed.

Keywords bacon, pears, lunch, pecans, goat cheese, cranberry