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🥗 Pear & Hazelnut Salad (with optional Chicken)

Ingredients
  • 2 ripe pears (Bartlett, Bosc, or Anjou)
  • 4 cups mixed salad greens (arugula, spinach, or mesclun mix)
  • 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts (roughly chopped)
  • 100 g goat cheese or blue cheese, crumbled (3–4 oz)
  • 1 small fennel bulb, shaved thin (or substitute celery)
  • 2 chicken breasts, sliced thin grilled (optional)
    • Dressing
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp honey
  • Salt & cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. 1
    Toast hazelnuts: Place on a dry pan over medium heat, toss until fragrant (2–3 minutes). Let cool and chop.
  2. 2
    Make dressing: Whisk olive oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper until emulsified.
    3. Assemble salad:
  3. 3
    Toss greens, fennel, and pear slices in a large bowl with dressing.
  4. 4
    Scatter toasted hazelnuts and crumbled cheese on top.
  5. 5
    Add sliced chicken if making it a main dish.
  6. 6
    Serve immediately while pears are crisp.
Read it online: https://wayfarerspantry.com/thepantry/recipe/%f0%9f%a5%97-pear-hazelnut-salad-with-optional-chicken/