Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 18 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 firm bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon light olive oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 4 -5 ounces baby greens
  • 13 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
  • 13 cup crumbled gorgonzola
  • 13 cup prosciutto, cut into matchsticks

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 500F In a large bowl, mix the melted butter, honey and cinnamon.
  • Add the pears and toss well.
  • Spread the pear mixture on a (foil lined, if desired) baking sheet and roast in the oven for 20 minutes, tossing them once, halfway through.
  • In the same bowl, whisk together the sherry, vinegar, oil and black pepper.
  • Add the roasted pears and stir to coat completely with the vinaigrette.
  • The salad can be prepared while the pears are still warm or after they're cooled to room temperature.
  • To assemble, on a servng plate place a bed of the lettuce and top with the pears.
  • Sprinkle with the walnuts, Gorgonzola and prosciutto, drizzle with any of the remaining vinaigrette and serve.