Harvest Salad of Bitter Greens, Caramelized Pears, and Blue Cheese (Emeril Lagasse) Recipe - Details

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 large firm but ripe pears , such as bosc, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1 tbsp light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp minced shallots
• 2 tsp honey
• 1/2 cup walnut oil
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 medium head radicchio (4 to 5 oz), cut into chiffonade
• 2 cups mesclun or other baby lettuces
• 2 cups watercress , tough stems removed
• 1 head endive, washed, patted dry, and separated into spears
• 3/4 cup crumbled roquefort or other creamy blue cheese such as gorgonzola (about 3 oz)
• 3/4 cup roughly chopped walnut pieces, lightly toasted
• thinly sliced, buttered and toasted french bread