Crunchy Vegetable Salad with Pears and Creamy Cheddar Dressing

Name: Crunchy Vegetable Salad with Pears and Creamy Cheddar Dressing
Cook time: 3 minutes
Total time: 33 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 head Romaine lettuce, chopped; 1 small head radicchio, chopped; 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced on a diagonal; 2 large USA Pears, such as Anjou or Bartlett, cored and sliced; 1/3 cup toasted and chopped hazelnuts; 5 tablespoons mayonnaise; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 3/4 cup finely grated vintage sharp cheddar cheese; 2 tablespoons chopped chives; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Several turns of freshly ground black pepper

January 30, 2014

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Crunchy Vegetable Salad with Pears and Creamy Cheddar DressingUSA Pears

From the kitchen of food blogger Hilary Finch Hutler of tummyrumblr.com comes beautiful and fresh take on a classic salad combination: fruit, nuts, and cheese. Toasted hazelnuts are the perfect match for sweet, ripe pears, and finely grated vintage cheddar cheese adds plenty of interest to the classic buttermilk dressing.

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