Bibb Salad With Peppered Pears And Candied Walnuts

• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 unpeeled ripe pears, cored and thinly sliced about 1/3 inch thick
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup walnut halves and pieces
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 Boston Bibb lettuce heads
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

1. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pear slices to pan, and sprinkle with pepper. Cook 4 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside.
2. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium heat. Stir in walnuts, sugar, and 1 tablespoon water. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until sugar melts and coats walnuts. Spoon onto wax paper, and let cool about 15 minutes.
3. Arrange lettuce and reserved pears on a serving platter. Sprinkle with walnuts and blue cheese. Serve with Pear Vinaigrette.

butter, freshly ground black pepper, walnut halves, brown sugar, bibb lettuce, blue cheese

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bibb-salad-peppered-pears (may not work)