Red Wine Pear Salad with Spiced Walnuts and Goat Cheese - Kosher.com

Name: Red Wine Pear Salad with Spiced Walnuts and Goat Cheese - Kosher.com
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 16 ounces (450 grams) romaine leaves; 16 ounces (450 grams) arugula; 1 (7-oz./200-g.) log goat cheese, cubed; 1 (2- and- 1/2-oz./70-g.) package dried pomegranate seeds, or 1 cup dried cherries; 4 Bosc pears; 1 cup Alfasi Cabernet Sauvignon or other dry red wine; 1/2 cup sugar; water to cover; 2 and 1/2 cups walnuts (I like to use the whole pieces, but broken or smaller pieces can work as well); 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons cinnamon; pinch black pepper; 1/2 cup oil; 3 tablespoons maple syrup; 2 tablespoons Haddar Dijon Mustard; 1/4 cup white vinegar; pinch of salt

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It may seem like this salad requires a long list of ingredients, but most of it can be done days in advance, making the assembly very simple.

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Ingredients

16 ounces (450 grams) romaine leaves
16 ounces (450 grams) arugula
1 (7-oz./200-g.) log goat cheese, cubed
1 (2- and- 1/2-oz./70-g.) package dried pomegranate seeds, or 1 cup dried cherries
4 Bosc pears
1 cup  Alfasi Cabernet Sauvignon or other dry red wine
1/2 cup sugar
water to cover
2 and 1/2 cups walnuts (I like to use the whole pieces, but broken or smaller pieces can work as well)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons cinnamon
pinch black pepper
1/2 cup oil
3 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons Haddar Dijon Mustard
1/4 cup white vinegar
pinch of salt