Two Salads: Bosc Pear, Blue Cheese, Lettuce + Cinnamon Apple Mesclun (week of Oct 12-18)

Bosc Pear, Blue Cheese, Sweet Lettuce 

A classic combination. Simple. Simply delicious. (makes 5 individual salads) Wash and spin dry:

• 1 small head of mild lettuce, tinged red,

laying a leaf or two on each salad plate.

Slice thinly:

• 1 perfectly ripe, firm, golden brown Bosc pear,

so that there are 5 slices per salad, and fan slices out on the lettuce leaf.

Divide among the salad plates and sprinkle over the lettuce and pear:

• 1 - 2 oz. blue cheese, in 1/4-inch slices
• 1 scallion (I used the tender green sprouting tips of a yellow onion from my pantry cupboard), minced fine
• 1 Tablespoon walnut oil
• salt
• plenty of freshly ground pepper

Cinnamon Apple and Mixed Greens 

Crowd pleaser. The cinnamon is surprisingly subtle and warm. (makes a large bowl of salad) Wash and spin dry:

• mixed greens including red and green lettuce, radicchio, mizuna, etc.

Toss with:

• 1 - 2 Tablespoons walnut oil
• 1 or 2 Gala apples, chopped small
• 1 scallion (or the tender green sprouting tips of a yellow onion), minced fine
• salt and pepper, to taste
• cinnamon, to taste