Spinach salad with roasted pears and hazelnuts
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PREP TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
Makes
4 servings
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Ingredients
- 3 to 4 firm, ripe pears
- 1 tbsp butter , melted
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- pinch ground ginger
- 284-g bag spinach
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 small garlic clove , minced
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped, toasted hazelnuts , slivered almonds or crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- Peel pears and cut in half lengthwise. Core and place cut-side down on a buttered 9 inch (23 cm) pie plate. Drizzle with melted butter. Crumble brown sugar over top and sprinkle with ginger.
- Place in preheated 425F (220C) oven. Bake, uncovered, until pears are lightly browned, basting once with juices, about 30 minutes.
- Cool slightly, then thickly slice. Remove and discard stems from spinach. In a small bowl, stir oil with lemon juice, garlic and seasonings. Rinse and drain spinach and place in a large bowl. Toss with oil mixture. Pile onto plates and top with pears. Sprinkle with hazelnuts.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 348,
- Protein
- 5.7 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 45.8 g,
- Fat
- 19.1 g,
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