Monday, January 16, 2012

Pear and Parm Chop Salad Recipe

When David and I were getting ready to go to Italy on our Honeymoon, we took Italian lessons.  It was so much fun- we learned some language, culture, and a few great recipes!  One of our fellow classmates was married to an Italian chef.  I mean, Italian, as in he grew up there, not in the US.  He shared a simple recipe involving just three ingredients (sliced pears, long peels of Parmesan cheese, and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar) and it has been our favorite ever since!!!
Tonight I decided to modify it by making it into a salad.  Here is what you'll need:

-About one Romaine heart, torn into tiny pieces.
-One very ripe pear, chopped into approx. 1/2" cubes
-A block of REAL Parmesan cheese (not the stuff in a plastic can, haha!)
-The best balsamic vinegar you can afford
-High quality olive oil

Basically, you just put it all in a bowl and toss.  Be sure to grate your Parmesan for this recipe.  For the olive oil, I used about 1 TBSP and for the Balsamic about 1/2 that.  But you can do it to taste.  That goes for all ingredients really!

This is an addictive salad- It's sweet and salty and oh-so-yummy!  Great for kids too, since its got fruit in it and its chopped up already.
Enjoy!

3 comments:

  1. Sounds yummy! And looks so easy to make too. Perfect combo.

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  2. Oh, this is absolutely delicious! Balsamic vinegar, pear and fresh parmesan – three of my favourite flavours! I saw it and I had to have it (baby cravings; had all the ingredients on hand) and it was yum! Thanks for sharing.
    Good luck with the nursery preparations.

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    1. Glad it helped your cravings, and good luck to you too with baby :) I crave it even when I'm not pregnant, haha!

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