Recipe - Stilton And Pear Salad

2 tablespoon Whitewine vinegar
One half teaspoon Dijonstyle mustard
One fourth cup Olive oil
6 cup Red or green leaf lettuce;
(preferably young
; lettuce, available
; atspecialty produce
; markets and some
; supermarkets), or a
; combinationof both,
; rinsed and spun dry
1 lg Red Bartlett pear
One fourth pound Stilton; crumbled (about 1
; cup)
One half cup Pecans; toasted lightly,
; cooled, and chopped

In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, and salt and
pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing
until it is emulsified. In a bowl toss the lettuce with half the dressing
and divide the salad among 4 plates. Halve and core the pear and cut it
lengthwise into 1/4inchthick slices. Arrange one fourth of the pear
slices decoratively on each plate, divide the Stilton and the pecans among
the salads, and drizzle the remaining dressing on top.

Serves 4.

Gourmet December 1992

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