Sautéed Pear Salad

Name: Sautéed Pear Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large head Boston lettuce; 1 tbsp. olive oil or butter; 2 firm but ripe Bosc or Anjou pears; 1/4 c. cider vinegar; 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp. sugar; salt and pepper

Published: Aug 11, 2008

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Total Time:

25 mins

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This salad would be delicious with apples, too — and they're plentiful and reasonably priced in the fall.

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Ingredients

1 large head Boston lettuce
1 Tbsp. olive oil or butter
2 firm but ripe Bosc or Anjou pears
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. sugar
salt and pepper

Directions

1. Step 1In large serving bowl, place lettuce.
2. Step 2In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium 1 minute. Add pears and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until they begin to soften and turn golden.
3. Step 3Meanwhile, in cup, stir vinegar, Dijon mustard, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper. Add vinegar mixture to pears in skillet, and cook 1 minute or until liquid begins to thicken.
4. Step 4Pour pears and liquid from skillet into bowl with lettuce; toss to coat. Serve immediately.