Watercress, Pear, and Blue Cheese Salad

Ingredients

• 1 small head Boston lettuce
• rinsed
• dried
• and torn into pieces
• 1 bunch watercress
• rinsed
• dried
• and stalks removed
• 2 ripe pears
• cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup walnut halves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 lemon
• juiced
• 1 clove garlic
• minced
• 5 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 egg
• slightly beaten*
• 1/4 cup light cream

Instructions

1. Divide the greens among 4 salad plates and chill.
2. Meanwhile, prepare the dressing: Combine all the ingredients in a jar and shake vigorously to blend.
3. When ready to serve, arrange the pear slices over the chilled greens.
4. Top with blue cheese and walnuts and drizzle with 1 or 2 spoonfuls of dressing.
5. Put the remaining dressing in a bowl and pass separately.
6. *RAW EGG WARNING
7. Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness.
8. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.