One of my favorite fall fruits is pears. This sweet and juicy fruit is the botanical cousin of apples and can be served raw, baked, or poached. Pears have a delicate floral taste with a soft, juicy flesh that makes it an ideal fruit to add to holiday meals. Try this Pear & Blue Cheese Salad; it’s prepared in just 3 easy steps: toss ingredients, spoon onto your plates, and drizzle KRAFT Light Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing. The fusion of flavors creates a light but elegant side salad that your taste buds will enjoy.

Here are a few tips on storing pears: Store unripe pears in the refrigerator up to a week or at room temperature in a bowl. To speed up the ripening process of pears, place them in a brown paper bag with a ripe banana.

  Pear & Blue Cheese Salad in 3 Steps!

What You Need

   1       bag (10 oz.) torn mixed salad greens
   2       fresh pears, sliced
   1       medium red onion, sliced
1/2      cup pine nuts, toasted
1/2      cup ATHENOS Crumbled Blue Cheese
1/2      cup KRAFT Light Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

Make It

TOSS greens with pears, onions, pine nuts and cheese in large bowl.

SPOON onto eight salad plates.

DRIZZLE evenly with dressing.

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