Pan-Roasted Pear Salad

By cindygwest

Ingredients

• 4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2 inch strips
• 3 slightly underripe Bosc pears, quartered and cored
• 2 t sugar
• 5 T olive oil
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 3 T maple syrup
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 romaine lettuce hearts, (12 ounces), cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup chives, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled, (1 cup)

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat until crispy, 8 - 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate. Discard fat and wipe skillet clean with paper towels.

Toss pears and sugar together in bowl. Heat 1 T oil in now-empty skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Cook pears, cut sides down, until well browned, 2 - 4 minutes per side. Transfer pears to large plate and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Whisk vinegar, maple syrup, 1 t salt, 1/2 t pepper, and remaining 1/4 cup olive oil together in large bowl. Add lettuce and chives and gently toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to serving platter and top with blue cheese, bacon and pears.