Greens and Pear Salad with Peanutty Goat Cheese Croquettes

Ingredients

• , 9 cups (2.25 L) ,mixed greens (romaine, radicchio, spinach, curly endive), torn
• , 2 ,pears, cored and cut in eighths (skin on)
• , 1 ,egg
• , 1 tbsp (15 mL) ,water
• , ¾ cup (175 mL) ,fresh bread crumbs
• , ½ cup (125 mL) ,salted peanuts, chopped
• , 10 oz (300 g) ,log of soft goat cheese (chevre), cut into 12 rounds
• , 1 ,small onion, finely chopped
• , ¼ cup (60 mL) ,balsamic or sherry vinegar
• , 6 tbsp (90 mL), ,divided olive oil
• , 1 tbsp (15 mL) ,fresh thyme, parsley or basil, minced
• , ½ tsp (2 mL) ,salt
• , ½ tsp (2 mL) ,black pepper, freshly ground