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Salad with Prosciutto and Caramelized Pears and Walnuts

SUBMITTED BY: Megs PHOTO BY: A. Cole

"An amazing salad that blends different flavors to impress your guests. The salad dressing is an orange vinaigrette. Try to use Asian pears in this salad, as they are best for flavor. But if you can't find Asian pears in your area, you can substitute Bosc or Anjou."

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PREP TIME	25 Min
COOK TIME	15 Min
READY IN	40 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 cups fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon white wine
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 pears - peeled, cored and cut into wedges
1 cup walnut halves
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 pound prosciutto, cut into thin strips
2 romaine hearts, rinsed and torn

DIRECTIONS

In a medium saucepan, heat orange juice over medium-high heat, whisking often, until it is reduced by 1/4.
Add to a blender, along with the vinegar, onion, sugar, wine, salt and pepper, and process until smooth. Then, while blending on a low speed, remove cap and slowly drizzle in the olive oil to emulsify (thicken) the dressing. Chill until ready to use.
Melt butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Saute pears and nuts in butter for 3 minutes. Add sugar and water and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown and caramelized. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, combine prosciutto, lettuce and the pear and walnut mixture. Add vinaigrette and toss to coat. Serve on a large Italian platter. Enjoy!

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Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2003 by KIMAR

Excellent salad. Makes a very attractive and appealing presentation on a large platter. Very... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2003 by GINNYG

Excellent salad! Hubby and I ate it up! I used a little less olive oil, as the previous... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2003 by schmerna

An awesome salad! I added goat cheese and used three barlett pears. MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by JOSIE

I thought 2 cups of OJ was a bit too much. I poured out about 1/2 a cup after adding the... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2003 by awesome in tummy

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awesome in tummy
Sep. 19, 2003

I started out with doubling the dressing. I thought the salad would be small, but it serves at least 10. Anyway, I cooked orange juice down to half thinking maybe that was why some reviews said it wouldn't thicken. I had no better luck doing it this way. Was still very watery. I added less olive oil and it was still overpowering flavor. Didn't like it. I kept trying to "fix" it but ended up throwing it out. I ended up using the dressing from Betsy's mandarin orange salad(this web site). I thought I would have to get more than 2 pears. I was serving 8 and had to do 2 servings without nuts and wanted everyone to have a good taste of the pears. So I got 6 asian pears and it cost me $9.oo! It wasn't necessary to get all those pears, 3 would have been enough. They held up good during cooking time, I think another type of pear may get mushy. I never had asian pears before, they are shaped like an apple, slice like an apple, I was worried they weren't ripe because they are firm, but they were. This part of the salad was good. Wait to add pears and dressing to lettuce until just before serving. I added pears to salad ahead of time and it got very wilted, even without the dressing. I really didn't need to double anything afterall. My husband loved it and so did my other guests, but I thought it was too sweet, My fault for trying to double pear mix.I won't use that many pears next time. It did have a complex of flavors and that I liked. Thanks J. Craig!

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I started out with doubling the dressing. I thought the salad would be small, but it serves... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2003 by LYNN LUKE

I've made this salad twice and yes, the dressing is runny but it still works fine. I tossed my... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2004 by CHERI63MI

This salad is wonderful, the dressing however needs help. When searching for other recipes to... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 6, 2003 by SANDIE56

loved by my 4 yr old grandaughter to my 76 yr old mother! MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 6, 2005 by PAMERICKSON1

We served this salad for a dinner club we belong to -- we really felt it was VERY... MORE

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