Pear and fig salad with chicken and blue cheese
2
Points® value
Total Time
15 min
Prep
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Asian pears are sometimes called apple pears because of their crisp texture. You can use a regular pear or an apple in this salad if you prefer, but we really enjoy the Asian pear's firmness since it holds up so well after being tossed with a bunch of other ingredients. The citrusy, savoUry salad dressing is made by whisking together chopped shallot, rice vinegar, fresh orange, olive oil, and Dijon mustard. Toss with endive, mixed greens, pears, figs, blue cheese, roasted hazelnuts, and chicken for a hearty meal that you can serve all on its own for dinner or without the chicken as the perfect, coloUrful side to any entrée.
Ingredients
Shallots
1 tbsp(s), finely chopped
Unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tbsp(s)
Orange zest
½ tsp(s), grated
Orange juice
1 tbsp(s)
Olive oil
1½ tsp(s)
Dijon mustard
½ tsp(s)
Table salt
¼ tsp(s)
Black pepper
⅛ tsp(s)
Endive
4 cup(s), frisée variety or escarole, torn
Mixed greens
2 cup(s), lightly packed
Asian pear
1 item(s), cored and sliced
Figs
8 medium, stemmed and quartered
Reduced fat crumbled blue cheese
¼ cup(s)
Unsalted dry-roasted hazelnuts
⅛ cup(s), (2 tbsp), coarsely chopped
Fat free sliced oven-roasted chicken breast
8 oz, torn or chopped