Anjou Salad Recipes

ARUGULA AND PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Toast nuts in small pan over medium heat until fragrant. Cool.
• Combine arugula and pear in a salad bowl, add nuts then dress the salad with lemon juice and olive oil, salt and pepper. Top salad with lots of blue cheese crumbles.

PEAR, PANCETTA, AND WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• Toast coriander seeds in small skillet over medium heat until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Transfer to mortar and grind coarsely with pestle. Transfer to small bowl. Mix in lemon juice and shallot. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and sauté until crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to paper-towel-lined plate. Place lettuce in large bowl. (Dressing, pancetta, and lettuce can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let dressing and pancetta stand at room temperature. Cover lettuce with damp kitchen towel and refrigerate.)
• Toss lettuce with dressing. Top with pear slices, then walnuts and pancetta.

SPRING SALAD WITH ANJOU PEARS, WALNUTS AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• TO TOAST NUTS:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spread nuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet or shallow metal baking pan.
• Toast for a total of 10 minutes, gently shaking pan and checking progress at halfway point (5 minutes).
• Let toasted nuts cool before tossing with salad.
• TO ASSEMBLE SALAD:.
• Gently toss all ingredients in a large serving bowl and enjoy!

AUNTIE MIDGE'S HAWAIIAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix fruit cocktail, pineapple, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows together in a large bowl; add sour cream and stir to coat fruit completely.
• Refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.

SPICED D'ANJOU PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and generously grease two large loaf pans. (The long pieces of pear make the loaves more susceptible to sticking in the pans and falling apart, so make sure you grease the pans generously.)
• In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, and eggs. Mix in salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and allspice. Stir the pear slices in, coating them evenly. Stir in the flour. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans
• Bake for 50 to 65 minutes. Allow loaves to cool in pan about ten minutes before removing them and placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.

ANJOU SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl; mix balsamic, honey,vanilla, lemon juice, and almonds.
• Add strawberries and pears then toss to coat.
• Chill then enjoy!