Goat Cheese Pear Salad
- 2/3 cup fresh goat cheese, crumbled
- 12 cups mesclun loosely packed
- 1 Bosc pear quartered lengthwise, remove core, slice to 1/8-inch thick
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup diced pancetta, about 1/4-inch squares
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons tomato concasse
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon plus 4 teaspoons zin vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- 4 teaspoons toasted pine nuts
- Place the goat cheese, mesclun and pear in a large mixing bowl.
- Heat the oil and pancetta in a medium saute pan on high heat until the pancetta just starts to brown.
- Remove from heat.
- Add the garlic and quickly shake the pan until the garlic starts to brown.
- Add the tomato and parsley and combine well.
- Add the zin vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
- Return to high heat and boil.
- Pour the vinaigrette over the mesclun mixture and toss well.
- Sprinkle with pine nuts.
fresh goat cheese, olive oil, pancetta, garlic, tomato concasse, parsley, vinegar, salt, nuts
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/goat-cheese-pear-salad-recipe.html (may not work)