Arugula salad with caramelized onions, walnuts, pears, and Gorgonzola cheese

Arugula salad with caramelized onions, brown sugar walnuts, pears, and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese. Easy, healthy, delicious arugula salad. Perfect for every day or for holidays.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
• 4 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion (, thinly sliced)
• a pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 5 oz arugula
• 1 pear (, thinly sliced)
• 1/4 cup Gorgonzola cheese (, crumbled)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Salad Dressing: ---
2. 2Mix vinegar with agave nectar, then add oil, whisking until emulsified.
3. 3--- How to caramelize onions: ---
4. 4Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium size frying pan on medium-high heat. Add thinly sliced onions to the pan once oil gets very hot. Cook onions, stirring constantly, until they turn brown and caramelize to your liking, about 10-15 minutes. While caramelizing onions, add a pinch of salt to your taste.
5. 5--- How to caramelize walnuts: ---
6. 6Heat 1 tablespoon butter in the medium frying pan on medium-high heat, add walnuts and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring, to coat the walnuts until caramelized. Allow them to cool.
7. 7--- Assemble salad: ---
8. 8Add arugula leaves to a large salad bowl. Add caramelized walnuts and caramelized onions. Add the salad dressing and mix. Top with sliced pears and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.