Pear Romaine Salad
- Yield: 2 servings
This is a wonderful salad that pleases the palate. It's also quick and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2cups romaine lettuce
- 1/2teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1teaspoon olive oil
- 1-- firm pear
- 1tablespoon butter
- 8 to 10-- pecan halves
Instructions
- Wash, dry, and slice romaine lettuce into long, thin strips.
- Mix balsamic vinegar and olive oil and pour on lettuce. Toss well. Put on salad plates.
- Cut pear into cubes or slices and saute in butter until brown. Put on top of lettuce. Top with pecan halves.
Tips From Our Test Kitchen: This salad also is delicious with blue cheese or Gorgonzola crumbles.
— Glenna Hoff, Prescott, Ariz.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 170
- Glycemic Load 4
- Fat 13g
- Saturated Fat 4.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6g
- Cholesterol 15mg
- Sodium 55mg
- Potassium 280mg
- Carbohydrate 17g
- Fiber 5g
- Sugars 10g
- Protein 2g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 110%
- Vitamin C 10%
- Calcium 4%
- Iron 4%