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Baby Spinach Salad with Warm Olive Oil, Walnuts, and Comice Pears


1/3 cup walnuts
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 ounces (about 3 cups packed) baby spinach, washed well
1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
1 Comice pear, halved and sliced
Freshly ground black pepper
Fresh Parmesan cheese, shaved

Combine walnuts and olive oil in a small saucepan over low heat.  Warm, stirring occasionally, until the walnuts are toasted, about 10-15 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Toss spinach with vinegar and arrange on plates.  Top with walnuts and drizzle spinach with warm olive oil  Arrange sliced pears on top of the spinach and walnuts and garnish with shaved Parmesan.  Add freshly ground black pepper, to taste.

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