This recipe was part of a Hello Fresh dinner that included baked ravioli, but works fine on its own. The pears take a little while to cook but require almost no attention while doing so, so you can easily build this in parallel with something else.

I think this could probably have taken considerably more greens, perhaps twice as many, but it was tasty as is. It would probably also have taken very well to blue cheese.

Caramelized Pear Salad

Hello Fresh

Ingredients

• 2 pears
• 113g baby spinach, spinach-arugula blend, or similar greens
• 56g pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
• 30mL white wine vinegar
• 15mL dijon mustard
• 20+5mL sugar
• 30mL olive oil

Directions

1. Core pears. Slice into thin wedges.
2. Toast pepitas over medium heat, 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove to plate.
3. Put pear slices, 20mL sugar, and 30mL water in pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until starting to brown, 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Whisk together vinegar, mustard, remaining 5mL sugar, olive oil.
5. Combine greens, pears, pepitas, and dressing.