Port Orchard Pear Salad

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Ingredients

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
Dressing:
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
cup olive oil
freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation

1
For 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.
2
Warm port in a small saucepan. Add figs and let soak 4 HOURS or as long as overnight. Drain figs and cut into thin strips.
3
Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces and place on individual serving plates. Arrange pears on top and drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle feta, figs, and walnuts evenly over each plate. Serve Immediately.

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Helen Pitlick
April 23, 2009

The Junior League sure is clever: port+fruit = Port Orchard! This sounds like a delicious summer salad. Mmm, I don't think I'm going to wait for summer to come to try this.

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Taken from "Simply Classic," a Junior League of Seattle cookbook.

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