Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese

Utensils:
baking sheet
aluminum foil
cutting board
peeler
medium bowl
whisk
knife
pancake turner
small bowl
salad bowl

Ingredients:
_____ 1/3 cup maple syrup
_____1/2 Tablespoon grated ginger
_____3 firm pears like Anjou or Bartlett
_____1/4th teaspoon of pepper
_____1/4th teaspoon of salt
_____2 Tablespoon cider vinegar
_____1 small shallot
_____3 Tablespoon olive oil
_____6-8 cups of your favorite greens
_____1 cup crumbled blue cheese
_____cooking spray

The host may have scaled the recipe to the fit the size of your group and written the appropriate quantities in the spaces provided.

1. Peel and quarter pears lengthwise. Core pears, and halve each quarter lengthwise. Place in medium bowl.
2. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray
3. Adjust oven rack to lower middle, place baking sheet on rack and heat oven to 450 degrees.
4. Whisk syrup and ginger in a small bowl.
5. In a small cup mix 1/4th teaspoon salt and 1/4th teaspoon pepper. Add half of this (1/4th teaspoon) to the syrup - ginger mixture.
6. Add 3 Tablespoons of this syrup to the pears and toss to coat the pears.
7. Spread pears on preheated baking sheet and roast until brown on the bottom, about 10-15 minutes
8. Mince shallot.
9. Whisk vinegar, shallot, oil and remaining salt and pepper into remaining syrup mixture.
10. Flip pears and roast until tender and golden brown, about 5 minutes.
11. Toss greens with vinaigrette in a salad bowl and plate greens.
12. Scatter pears and blue cheese on top and serve.

Directions for Proceeding
Cook 1
1. Complete step 1 with Cook 2
2. Complete step 2
3. Complete step 4 & 5
4. Complete step 7 with Cook 2
5. Complete step 8
6.  Complete step 10-11 with Cook 1

Cook 2
1. Complete step 1 with Cook 1
2. Complete step 3
3. Complete step 6
4. Complete step 7 with Cook 1
5. Complete step 9
6. Complete step 10-11 with Cook 1

Salad with Roasted Pearsand Blue Cheese

Salad with Roasted Pears
and Blue Cheese