Amy's Organic Garden Recipes

Arugula and Pear Salad

Ingredients

1/2 cup walnut halves
5 to 6 cups arugula, cleaned and dried
1 Bosc or Anjou pear, thinly sliced
1 lemon
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 ounces Gorgonzola (get a piece that will crumble easily for you) or blue cheese crumbles

Directions

Toast nuts in small pan over medium heat until fragrant. Cool. Combine arugula and pear in a salad bowl, add nuts, then dress the salad with lemon juice and olive oil, salt and pepper. Top salad with lots of blue cheese crumbles.