Rating
5
Average: 5 (2 votes)
Active time
15 minutes
Total time
15 minutes
Yield
4 servings
Nutritioni
Ingredients

8 cups trimmed arugula, washed and drained

2 pears, preferably organic, skin on, cut into 1-inch chunks  

¼ cup walnuts or cashews

4 ounces Parmesan or Greek graviera cheese

Dressing:

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons orange juice (fresh)

Salt and pepper

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions
  1. Place the arugula in a large bowl and add the chopped pears, and half of the nuts: set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk all the ingredients for the dressing together. Pour the mixture over the salad, and toss to combine. Salt to taste.
  3. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the cheese into thin strips and lay on top of the salad.
  4. Sprinkle the remaining chopped nuts over salad, and serve immediately.

 

Recipe by Diane Kochilas for Mediterra. Photo courtesy of Mediterra. 

Nutrition

Calories: 210
Total Fat: 13g
Saturated Fat: 4.5g
Sodium: 150mg
Carbohydrate: 17g
Fiber: 4g
Protein: 8g

Yield: 4 servings

How'd it Taste?

Charlotte
July 05, 2016
0
Where do you get black olive walnut bar
Cynthia
August 24, 2016
0
Hi Charlotte. The Black Olive Walnut Bar comes from Mediterra. Click on the link at the end of the recipe, where the photo credit is.
Barbara
January 07, 2018
0
The link is bad and went directly to Mediterranean and still was unable to connect.
mmoore
January 08, 2018
0
Hi Barbara, thanks for the heads up and apologies that you couldn't access the website. The link should work OK, but unfortunately we're unable to link directly to the recipe. Use this URL to access the Products page containing the bar: http://mediterranutrition.com/products/
Badria
May 28, 2020
5
ruddie2023
January 15, 2023
5
excellent

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