Roasted Pear Salad with Chèvre and Fig Vinaigrette

Roasted Pear Salad with Chèvre and Fig Vinaigrette

When I received my Vegetarian Times Magazine the first dish that I wanted to make was this Roasted Pear Salad with Chèvre and Fig Vinaigrette. I cannot tell you enough how good this salad is. I made it, three times already, since last week. Pear are in season right now and this is a great salad to try different varieties. I tried Bosch, Bartlett, Red Pear and they were equally good in this salad. You have to use a good fig spread like Dalmatia. This is good served as an appetizer or a light lunch meal.

It was Thanksgiving week-end, for us Canadians, last week. We had a full house. My two oldest kids and my mother-in-law came to visit. We played games, ate and we had a great time together. I am still missing looking at the BC mountains covered with snow, in the morning, but prefer to be closer to my family.

32 comments:

Josée said...

Bonjour Hélène, ça semble succulent cette salade, je ne suis pas friande de fromage de chèvre mais je ferais bien une exception.

Passe une belle soirée.
Josée xx

Esther B said...

Ta photo est super jolie et bien appétissante:)

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

A beautiful dish! Wonderfully seasonal and terribly scrumptious.

Cheers,

Rosa

elra said...

Your fig vinaigrette sounds tantalizing ! Beautiful photo too Helene.

vanillasugar said...

and you added pecans to it...ahhh thank you. pear & chevre go so well together don't they?

La Table De Nana said...

If it tastes as good as the photo looks:) C'est beau Hélène~

♥peachkins♥ said...

wow! Super stunning presentation!

Junglefrog said...

Well it certainly looks like a super salad and it has all my favorite ingredients in there, so I am definitely going to be trying this out!

Happy Cook said...

Wowo i love salades like this, but then i might use another cheese as i don'tlike goat cheese, though my daughter love them.

Indie.Tea said...

It sounds absolutely delicious. And looks gorgeous. I'll have to pick up some figs at the farmer's market - think I saw some last weekend...this sounds so delicious.

Tender Branson said...

I've tried a few other dishes from the Veg times but not this one yet. Picture is stunning. Must be great if you've made it three times already.

Shirley @ Kokken69 said...

Helene, I have never eaten pears in dishes. This, to me look very festive. Absolutely lovely!

bellini valli said...

This does sound like a stunning combination Helene. Am really enjoying your photography as well.

Fitness Foodie said...

Beautiful fall salad. I made a pear, blue cheese and walnut salad (not posted yet) and I wanted to add figs, but could not find any fresh ones. They look so pretty.

Cynthia said...

Helene, it is so good to have you blogging again! While I have been posting weekly, I have hardly gotten the time to blog hop. I just saw your comment at Rosa's blog and had to come see you.

So nice to have you back!

♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...

U hv an absolutely wonderful blog and i loveee to stop here very often drooling at all ur deliciousness galore!!
ur bakes are gorgeously exciting and am catchn by gng thru ur whole blog!!
Can u please tell me which book of Alice Medrich are the lemon Apricot bars u have?
i thought it was Pure Dessert and even bought it but it aint in there, help me with this please as i wud love to buy the book too!!

♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...

Must also add that this is the most beautiful salad and the combi simply rocks!!
Bom dia!!

Patricia Scarpin said...

Helene, I'm a sucker for all things goats cheese, and I love salads with fruit as well - this is perfect!

Nina Timm said...

This is the kind of salad I would expect in a very fancy restaurant Helene.....Love the fig vinniagrette!!

Psychgrad said...

Such a beautiful salad! I hope you're enjoying the fall in Ottawa. I find the colours this time are year are amazing.

pigpigscorner said...

wow, gorgeous flavours! I like the addition of mustard, yum!

Heavenly Housewife said...

What a beautiful and elegant salad!
*kisses* HH

lisa is cooking said...

This sounds like a fantastic salad! The fig vinaigrette sounds great with the pears.

Joie de vivre said...

That is an absolutely gorgeous salad. I'm glad you had a great time with your kids!

Bren Herrera said...

Oh my goodness, I'd love to be in your home right now enjoying this with you. This is so delightful and too good to enjoy alone!

diva said...

Never thought of a pear salad. This looks beautiful. Must be delicious and refreshing!

elra said...

Looking so delicious Helene ! Love the sound of fig vinaigrette.

Deeba PAB said...

Love it Helene, I do, I do! It's warm, it's beautiful and it has all the flavours I like... excellent! Am glad you are settling in! Hugs!!

Kayte said...

This looks so elegant and so delicious! I love the idea of all these flavors together...stealing this one, but then you probably figured I would, right? Thanks.

Donna-FFW said...

What an elegant dish.. and the fig viniagrette sounds just lovely.

eatme_delicious said...

I just saw this salad on Dana Treat! Now I've already seen it again. I guess I should be making it soon! It looks really good.

kellypea said...

I can believe how delicious this salad is -- it has some of my favorite flavors in it. Just sifting through some of the posts I've missed... Wonderful!