housesalad

House Salad

This is the standard at Pinch. If you're a novice to making dressings know that you can adjust the amounts of oil and vinegar to suit your palate. Just don't be afraid of salt and pepper - or sugar. The dressing will be the seasoning for a whole bunch of greens and it should be saturated in flavor.

INGREDIENTS:

5T olive oil
3 T red wine vinegar
half clove of garlic, pressed
1 T crumbled Gorgonzola
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
1 pear
Sugar, as necessary
One head red leaf lettuce or a comparable amount of spring mix

METHOD:

Pour the oil and vinegar into a salad bowl.

Add the garlic, salt, pepper and Gorgonzola. Mash with a fork to combine.

Quarter and core a pear and thinly slice, adding to dressing.

Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. When adding pear to a salad I don't add the sugar unless it's necessary. A very ripe pear is quite sweet and you won't need to add sugar.