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.
ROASTED PEAR SALAD WITH CHÈVRE AND FIG VINAIGRETTE
Ingredients:
4 pears, halved and cored
40 ml + 30 ml fig jam, divided
140g soft goat cheese, cut into 8 slices
15 ml olive oil
30 ml lemon juice
2 ml Dijon mustard
4 cups baby arugula
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped
Directions:
1- Preheat oven to 325F. Place a parchment paper on a large cookie pan. Cut pear in half and place cut-side up in pan.
2- In the center of each pear spoon 5 ml jam. Top with goat cheese and drizzle with olive oil.
3- Bake at 325F for 30 minutes, until cheese begins to brown.
4- Serve on top of arugula. Top each pear with onion slices and walnuts (optional).
Source: Vegetarian Times
Bonjour Hélène, ça semble succulent cette salade, je ne suis pas friande de fromage de chèvre mais je ferais bien une exception.
ReplyDeletePasse une belle soirée.
Josée xx
Ta photo est super jolie et bien appétissante:)
ReplyDeleteA beautiful dish! Wonderfully seasonal and terribly scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
Your fig vinaigrette sounds tantalizing ! Beautiful photo too Helene.
ReplyDeleteand you added pecans to it...ahhh thank you. pear & chevre go so well together don't they?
ReplyDeleteIf it tastes as good as the photo looks:) C'est beau Hélène~
ReplyDeletewow! Super stunning presentation!
ReplyDeleteWell 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!
ReplyDeleteWowo i love salades like this, but then i might use another cheese as i don'tlike goat cheese, though my daughter love them.
ReplyDeleteIt 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.
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteHelene, I have never eaten pears in dishes. This, to me look very festive. Absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteThis does sound like a stunning combination Helene. Am really enjoying your photography as well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful 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.
ReplyDeleteHelene, 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.
ReplyDeleteSo nice to have you back!
U hv an absolutely wonderful blog and i loveee to stop here very often drooling at all ur deliciousness galore!!
ReplyDeleteur 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!!
Must also add that this is the most beautiful salad and the combi simply rocks!!
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Helene, I'm a sucker for all things goats cheese, and I love salads with fruit as well - this is perfect!
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of salad I would expect in a very fancy restaurant Helene.....Love the fig vinniagrette!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful salad! I hope you're enjoying the fall in Ottawa. I find the colours this time are year are amazing.
ReplyDeletewow, gorgeous flavours! I like the addition of mustard, yum!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and elegant salad!
ReplyDelete*kisses* HH
This sounds like a fantastic salad! The fig vinaigrette sounds great with the pears.
ReplyDeleteThat is an absolutely gorgeous salad. I'm glad you had a great time with your kids!
ReplyDeleteOh 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!
ReplyDeleteNever thought of a pear salad. This looks beautiful. Must be delicious and refreshing!
ReplyDeleteLooking so delicious Helene ! Love the sound of fig vinaigrette.
ReplyDeleteLove 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!!
ReplyDeleteThis 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.
ReplyDeleteWhat an elegant dish.. and the fig viniagrette sounds just lovely.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
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