Watercress Salad With Pears and Creamy Goat Cheese Dressing
Ready In: 10 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup log-style goat cheese, plus
- 2 tablespoons log-style goat cheese, divided
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons hazelnut oil
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 ripe pear
- 1 bunch fresh watercress, about 4 cups
Directions
- Puree 1/4 cup goat cheese, milk, hazelnut oil and lemon juice in a blender until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
- Cut pear in half; core.
- Thinly slice lengthwise.
- Arrange slices fanned out on 4 plates.
- Trim lower third of watercress stems.
- Toss watercress with 1/4 cup of the dressing to lightly coat.
- Mound next to pears.
- Drizzle remaining dressing over salads.
- Crumble remaining 2 tablespoons cheese over tops.
- Grind pepper to taste over salad.
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