Chopped Pear Salad With Buttermilk Dressing Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chilled buttermilk
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt, plus more
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 8 ounces butter lettuce or little gem lettuces (1 to 2 heads), whole leaves separated, washed and dried
• 1 ripe, chilled Comice or Warren pear, about 8 ounces, peeled (optional), cored and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
• 4 ounces Gruyère, Point Reyes Toma or another semi-firm, lightly aged cheese, rind removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1/4 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup radish or broccoli sprouts