American · Salad

Arugula and Pear Salad with Parmigiano-Reggiano

Name: Arugula and Pear Salad with Parmigiano-Reggiano
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ripe but firm Bosc pears, halved, cored and cut into 6 mm slices; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 225 g baby arugula, mizuna or watercress, washed and dried (about 2 quarts); 55 g Parmigiano-Reggiano, shaved into slivers with a vegetable peeler; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1½ tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1½ tsp soy sauce; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; 1½ tsp shallot, minced; ½ tsp garlic, finely minced or grated (about half a clove); 60 ml canola oil; 30 ml extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ tsp salt; 0.13 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Peppery arugula balanced by pear slices caramelized in butter and sugar, salty slivers of Parmigiano and a sharp balsamic and soy vinaigrette. A slightly underripe pear holds its shape best.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on25 min
Total30 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Salad

2ripe but firm Bosc pears, halved, cored and cut into 6 mm slices
2 tbspsugar
1 tbspunsalted butter
225 gbaby arugula, mizuna or watercress, washed and dried (about 2 quarts)
55 gParmigiano-Reggiano, shaved into slivers with a vegetable peeler
to tastekosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Sharp balsamic-soy vinaigrette (half batch, about 120 ml)

1½ tbspbalsamic vinegar
1½ tspsoy sauce
2 tspDijon mustard
1½ tspshallot, minced
½ tspgarlic, finely minced or grated (about half a clove)
60 mlcanola oil
30 mlextra-virgin olive oil
¼ tspsalt
0.13 tspfreshly ground black pepper

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Soy
Mustard
Sulfites
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Pome fruits (any)
Pear
Olive
Grapes
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Shallot
Cabbage family (any)
Arugula
Turmeric
Black and white pepper
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Salad

Sharp balsamic-soy vinaigrette (half batch, about 120 ml)

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