Description
This avocado pear salad is the perfect light summer salad and elegant starter salad for any occasion. Combining creamy avocado, ripe pears, toasted hazelnuts, and blue cheese over mixed greens, it’s finished with a tangy honey balsamic dressing. A refreshing and textured dish that balances sweet and savory flavors.
Ingredients
For the Salad:
1 Large Ripe Avocado
2 Pears
½ Red Onion
100 g Mixed Leaf Salad
50 g Pomegranate
50 g Hazelnuts
50 g Blue Cheese
For Dressing:
3 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1 tablespoon Honey
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon White Pepper
Instructions
1. Wash and dry the mixed leaf salad, then place it in a large serving bowl.
2. Cut the avocados in half, remove the pits and peel, then slice them thinly. Arrange over the greens.
3. Halve and core the pears, then slice them thinly. Add them to the bowl with the salad.
4. Add the thinly sliced red onion, pomegranate seeds, toasted hazelnuts, and crumbled blue cheese on top.
5. In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, salt, and white pepper until smooth and well combined.
6. Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving.
7. Gently toss to coat everything evenly or serve the dressing on the side.
Notes
Slice pears just before serving to maintain texture and color.
Use avocados that yield slightly to pressure for clean slicing and optimal flavor.
Toast hazelnuts in a dry skillet for 3–5 minutes until aromatic.
Crumble cheese by hand for better texture and presentation.
Store dressing separately if prepping ahead to keep ingredients crisp.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Main Course
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 409
- Sugar: 21
- Sodium: 463
- Fat: 30
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 22
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 9
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 9