This pear salad is really simple, and it is only as delightful and delicious as the ingredients you use. Juicy sliced pears, peppery arugula lettuce (or lamb's lettuce, actually almost all kinds of lettuce will work), sweet sharp red onion rings, and crunchy toasted walnuts, are all tossed with a creamy maple-yogurt dressing. I used Anjou pear, but again, any other types of pears, like Bartlett, or Nashi, would all work fine. Serve the salad with some homemade bread and a glass of young and crisp white, like Pinot Grigio.
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- Whisk the ingredients for the dressing together until well combined. Season the dressing with salt and pepper. Store the dressing in the fridge until ready for use.
- Rinse and dry the rocket salad. Place them in a mixing bowl together with onion rings and sliced pears. Drizzle with the lemon juice and gently toss.
- Divide the salad into 4 platters, pour the prepared dressing over, then sprinkle with toasted walnuts. Garnish with pomegranate seeds, if desired.
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Nice and colorful photo and indeed a healthy Salad.
what a beautiful and refreshing looking salad :)
light and refreshing salad! nice one angie!
That looks so refreshing...great photos as always!
Looks so delicious and really very beautiful!
Hey Angie,
Beautiful salad...:)Lovely clicks as usual..:)
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It's almost too easy! But super elegant.
Plenty of good pears around, I have yet to try them with walnuts in salads. Adding walnut oil in the dressing is also a nice idea.
Love the vibrant colours in this salad.love to try this,crunch from the walnut,sweetness from the pear,must be very refreshing and nice!
wonderful colour salad..healthy too..
Another healthy salad! Next time please call me because I love all your salads ;D
Nice pear salad . I like walnuts with apples and pears both .
A scrumptious salad!
Cheers,
Rosa
Thats a beautiful looking nutty salad..fantastic..
Angie, I think that little bowl of salad is not enough to feed me. lol ! haha.... Have a great day!
Cheers, Kristy
excellent salad!
Annie, this is a refreshing and hearty salad.
sorry Angie, typo error on your name as Annie, not sure why my mind think Angie but hand wrote as Annie, hehehe..
your salads are always sooo pretty. another winner!
Interesting and refreshing salad! Won't feel guilty eating more of it!
This just looks refreshing and lots of texture, yum! I love juicy fruits in salad...and the pomegranate is a nice touch!
Few salads get my attention but this one sure does. What a gorgeous way to begin a meal!
I can definitely see this with the fresh bread and a good white, Angie. Very nice! (Ben)
This salad looks great! I love pears, and having it in salads sounds wonderful!
Looks so refreshing!
I just love your pictures they are always so perfect this looks fantastic!
I love salades like this,it might be simple but so elegant.
What an absolutely beautiful salad, and great photo. I love fruit in salads and especially pears. Thanks for sending this along.
What a beautiful healthy salad!
Your photography is stunning. Thanks for sharing the recipe - some of my fav ingredients!
Absolutely beautiful!! I bet it would go good with the Asian pears too!! YUM!
beautiful and ...coincidence,i made a pears salad yesterday!:))
This is a fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Those photos do make salad as luscious as the msot decadent dessert. Loving the dressing will use this tonight. I don't know what else we are having but we are having a variation of this sumptuous salad.
Beautiful pic..healthy and yummy salad...
This salad is a classic in my mind... With some great twists and turns. I'm making this one for sure for the Christmas Holiday!! Love, Love , Love the pomegranate seeds.
I'm going to get some pears today! This sounds wonderful the the yogurt dressing. It's also beautiful!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I'm totally digging the yogurt-maple dressing. Trying it TODAY!
This is beautiful! I love that yogurt dressing, too~! =)
It's just awesome, Angie!
Great looking salad. Both delicious and pretty!
I have just eaten a big bowl of salad. Looking at this, I don't mind another nig bowl :D
refreshing and simply!
Hi Angie! Wow...this looks like a winner. Everything sounds fabulous..but what really got me was that dressing! I can't wait to whip that up. Thanks for sharing. Happy Monday!
What a wonderful dressing...the salad looks fantastic and love the variety of sweet and spicy flavors :)
This would have been perfect for my POM Wonderful post. Beautiful!
This is such a beautiful salad that really highlights lovely fall flavors! I love it!
So fresh, and fruity! I love it!
This looks and sounds absolutely delicious!
great salad and wow looks like it needs to be in a food magazine
What a beautiful salad! Love the maple yoghurt dressing.
interesting salad!
Nice burst of colours...
This is such a beautiful salad- the pomegranate arils on top look like jewels! That dressing sounds yummy too- thanks!
What a light and refreshing salad! Great pictures too!
Yummy and healthy
I have recently fallen in love with arugula. It's not like I'd never had it before, but perhaps my tastes have changed? Anyway, because of that, this salad has won me over, hands down. The colors are perfect for the holidays, too!
I love arugula with something sweet. Gorgeous salad Angie:)Hope your week is wonderful!
loved that you added pomegranate to your salad.
Your salad looks AMAZING! Love the colors and the dressing sounds wonderful. I am going to save this recipe to make during the holidays.
This salad looks lovely and I bet it tastes just as good. I love pears or apples and wlanuts in a salad. The pomegranate seeds on top are a really nice touch.
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Of all the salads, I prefer the fruits salad most! These look really delicious!
Great dressing! So tangy.
Beautiful salad, the pomegranate seeds look like little jewels :)
*kisses* HH
When a salad is as simple as this, it really is important to use good quality ingredients only. What a nice combination of flavors and textures!
This is one of my most favorite..lovely combo!
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I love pears, and in a beuatiful salad like yours, with toasted walnuts and arugula...it's positively a winner!
Beautiful combination, and presentation, Angie!
what a pretty looking salad:) i love it..thanks for sharing.
I was just thinking of making a salad for lunch and I have everything to make this! Can't wait cause it sounds just delicious!
colorful, pleasing to the eye and healthy a perfect fall salad..we are really enjoying pears at the moment..
sweetlife
You always make such beautiful salads, Angie. Thank you for the inspiration.
refreshing and delicious salad..looks YUM!!
Angie, what a nice and refreshing salad with pear...love the pictures...SO elegantly presented :-)
I love the sound of this dressing.. I think I'm going to leave out the onions but the rest of the salad is definitely being made in the near future!
even the salad haters cannot resist this beautiful salad, am sure :-)
You've made such a pretty salad and the dressing sounds delicious. I like the maple syrup, nice touch with the pears:)
So fresh, simple and elegant! The dressing is unique and sounds wonderfully refreshing! Lovely photos!!
Even better than this salad is that dressing! Sounds wonderful!
I love juicy pears with almost any nuts. A great salad!
Such a gorgeous fall salad. I love the pomegranate arils. They really add a nice pop of color. Yum!
What more can I say? Everything about this salad is delightfully refreshing and a taste sensation! I want it now!
This sounds like a delightful salad. (Once the pears are switched for apples, ha ha) Salads aren't what I normally think about in winter time, but this makes me want one.
What a festive and healthy salad, just perfect to counter the excess of the holidays.
gorgeous looking salad. it's lovely and perfect for Fall. I love pear with dried fruit and walnuts. Pecans are nice, too! :) Have a great Thanksgiving!
this is gorgeous! looks like christmas in the form of a salad!
This look deliciou. I love this salad
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