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Port Orchard Pear Salad

Source of Recipe


From "Simply Classic" by the Junior League of Seattle






List of Ingredients



• -- Dressing --
  
• 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  
• 1/3 cup olive oil
  
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  
• .
  
• 1/4 cup port
  
• 1/2 cup dried figs
  
• 1 head butter lettuce
  
• 1 head radicchio
  
• 4 pears, cored and sliced into thin wedges
  
• 1/4 cup feta cheese
  
• 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
  






Instructions



1. For the dressing: In a small bowl, combine vinegar, lemon juice and mustard. Slowly whisk in olive oil until well blended. Whisk in pepper. Cover and refrigerate. (This can be made up to 1 week ahead.)
   
   
2. Warm port in a small saucepan. Remove from heat. Add figs and let soak 4 hours or as long as overnight. Drain figs and cut into thin strips.
   
   
3. Tear lettuce into bite-size pieces. Place on salad plates. Arrange pears on top and drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle feta, figs and walnuts evenly over each plate. Serve immediately.
   
   Serves 6