Chopped Pear Salad With Buttermilk Dressing Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Name: 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

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Large chunks of sweet pear and musky Gruyere are toppled over butter lettuce and dressed with a creamy, tangy buttermilk dressing.

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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