Salad with Pears and Blue Cheese

Prepare the ingredients. This is what you'll have on the plate – prepare the ingredients in advance so the work goes smoothly 🍐🥗

Cut the pears. Cut the pears in half, then into quarters, remove the cores and cut each quarter in half to make smaller pieces.

Sear the pears. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Carefully add the pears and sear them for about 2 minutes on each side, until they soften slightly and develop color. Then remove them from the pan and let cool.

Slice the onion. Peel the onion and slice it thinly.

Toast the seeds. Return the pan to the stove and heat it over high heat. Add the seeds and toast them for 2–3 minutes, until fragrant. Then turn off the heat.

Prepare the dressing. For the dressing, mix honey, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir until the ingredients come together into a smooth dressing.

Toss the salad. Place the salad leaves and sliced onion into a bowl, add the prepared dressing and gently toss. Divide the salad among bowls or plates.

Top the salad. Top with the seared pears, sprinkle pumpkin seeds and crumble the blue cheese.

Serve. Serve immediately 🧀✨