Bibb and Arugula Salad with Pear and Goat Cheese

Name: Bibb and Arugula Salad with Pear and Goat Cheese
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1 1/2 teaspoons, very finely minced shallot; 1/2 teaspoon, mayonnaise; 1/2 teaspoon, Dijon mustard; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 head, Bibb lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces (7 cups); 3 ounces (3 cups), arugula, torn into bite-size pieces; 1 , Bosc pear, halved, cored, and sliced thin; 3 ounces, goat cheese, crumbled (¾ cup), divided; 1/4 cup raw, pepitas, toasted, divided

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2019

Side Dishes

Vegetables

Salads

SERVES4

TIME25 minutes

Bibb and Arugula Salad with Pear and Goat Cheese

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

After trying a few alternatives, we found that peppery arugula contrasted well with the buttery Bibb lettuce in this salad. Thinly slicing the subtly sweet pear allowed us to incorporate it cohesively with the greens. Pepitas added a welcom...

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