Honey Mustard Vinaigrette Recipe on Butter Lettuce & Pear Salad

⏱️ 25 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Medium
American salad dressing
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette Recipe on Butter Lettuce & Pear Salad
Nutrition per Serving
367
Calories
7g
Protein
16g
Carbs
32g
Fat

This honey mustard vinaigrette recipe is a tangy and sweet dressing made with a blend of honey mustard, apple cider vinegar, and extra-virgin olive oil. It's perfect for drizzling over a butter lettuce & pear salad or any other green salad for a burst of flavor. If you like this recipe, join our newsletter to know about future ones.

📝 Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons honey mustard
  • 3 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 head of bite-size torn pieces of Boston lettuce
  • 1 peeled, cored and chopped pear
  • 3 oz. crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 peeled, pitted and diced avocado
  • 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/2 cup pecans

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Toast the pecans: in a dry skillet until the pecan fragrance comes out. Set aside.
  2. 2Make the vinaigrette: Add the honey mustard, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a mason jar. Shake several times until is all blended and emulsifies. Set aside.
  3. 3Build the salad: In a serving bowl, place in layers the lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, pomegranate seeds and green onion.
  4. 4Pour the salad dressing: over the greens. Sprinkle on some chopped pecans.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Carlos Leo on spoonabilities.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.