Name: Pear Walnut Salad With Ricotta Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 no Ripe firm pear (cored); 1 no Red oakleaf lettuce (small, leaves separated); 1/4 cup Walnut halves (unsalted); 1 tbsp Ricotta cheese; Lemon juice (As reqd); 1 no Fresh pear (canned with 1 tbsp liquid reserved); 1 tbsp Red wine/balsamic vinegar; 1/2 tsp Black pepper (freshly ground)

Pear Walnut Salad With Ricotta Cheese

Highly nutritional salad with pear as the basic ingredient.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Continental

Servings people

Ingredients

1 no Ripe firm pear cored
1 no Red oakleaf lettuce small, leaves separated
1/4 cup Walnut halves unsalted
1 tbsp Ricotta cheese
Lemon juice As reqd

For pear dressing:

1 no Fresh pear canned with 1 tbsp liquid reserved
1 tbsp Red wine/balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp Black pepper freshly ground

Instructions

Cut the pear into few segments. Place this in a bowl.
Add lemon juice and toss(this prevents pears from turning brown). Keep this aside.
To prepare pear dressing, place pear, liquid, red wine or balsamic vinegar in a blender. Make a puree and keep aside.
Arrange the lettuce leaves in a serving platter. Top with the tossed pear. Drizzle the salad with the pear dressing.
Scatter the top with walnuts and ricotta cheese.
Pear walnut salad with ricotta cheese is ready.