Warm Pear & Brussels Sprouts Salad
If you’re looking for an inventive dish, this one is sure to please the palate. Sweet baked pear, pungent blue cheese, caramelized Brussels sprouts, and apple cider vinegar make for a sweet, tart and slightly tangy salad.
Recipe - Downers Grove, IL
Warm Pear & Brussels Sprouts Salad
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time17 Minutes
Calories184
Ingredients
4 oz. Fresh Thyme applewood smoked bacon, chopped
1/2 medium red onion, sliced
1 lb. Brussels sprouts, halved
3 Bosc pears, cored and quartered
1/4 tsp. Fresh Thyme fine sea salt
2 Tbsp. Fresh Thyme stone-ground mustard
2 Tbsp. Fresh Thyme honey
1 Tbsp. Fresh Thyme apple cider vinegar
Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Fresh Thyme blue cheese crumbles, optional
Directions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon and onion for 6 to 8 minutes or until bacon is crisp, stirring frequently. Remove bacon and onion from skillet; set aside.
- Add Brussels sprouts, pears, and salt to drippings in the skillet. Cook for 6 minutes over medium heat or until pears are almost tender, stirring frequently.
- In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, honey, and vinegar. Add to skillet, stirring to coat Brussels sprouts mixture. Stir in bacon and onion. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes or until pears are tender. Season with black pepper. Serve warm, sprinkled with blue cheese crumbles, if desired.
Nutritional Information
Each serving contains: 184 calories, 8 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 13 mg cholesterol, 286 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrates, 6 g fiber, 16 g sugar, 5 g protein. Daily values: 11% vitamin A, 65% vitamin C, 3% calcium, 7% iron.
15 minutes
Prep Time
17 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
184
Calories
Shop Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Deli Sliced Thick Cut Applewood Bacon - 1 Pound
$6.49 avg/ea$6.49/lb
Red Onions - 1 Pound
$1.49 avg/ea$1.49/lb
Brussels Sprouts - 2 Pound
$4.98 avg/ea$2.49/lb
Bosc Pears - 0.6 Pound
$1.79 avg/ea$2.99/lb
Fresh Thyme Fine Sea Salt - 26.5 Ounce
$2.49$0.09/oz
Fresh Thyme Organic Stone Ground Mustard - 10 Fluid ounce
$2.49$0.25/fl oz
Fresh Thyme 100% Pure Organic Honey - 16 Ounce
$8.99$0.56/oz
Fresh Thyme Organic Apple Cider Vinegar - 16 Fluid ounce
$3.49$0.22/fl oz
Fresh Thyme Organic Ground Black Pepper - 1.98 Ounce
$3.99$2.02/oz
Fresh Thyme Blue Cheese Crumbles - 4 Ounce
$3.99$1.00/oz
Nutritional Information
Each serving contains: 184 calories, 8 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 13 mg cholesterol, 286 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrates, 6 g fiber, 16 g sugar, 5 g protein. Daily values: 11% vitamin A, 65% vitamin C, 3% calcium, 7% iron.
Directions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon and onion for 6 to 8 minutes or until bacon is crisp, stirring frequently. Remove bacon and onion from skillet; set aside.
- Add Brussels sprouts, pears, and salt to drippings in the skillet. Cook for 6 minutes over medium heat or until pears are almost tender, stirring frequently.
- In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, honey, and vinegar. Add to skillet, stirring to coat Brussels sprouts mixture. Stir in bacon and onion. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes or until pears are tender. Season with black pepper. Serve warm, sprinkled with blue cheese crumbles, if desired.