Warm Pear, Feta & Mixed Greens Salad
with Walnut Panko & Blue Cheese Dressing
- Milk
- Tree Nuts
- Eggs
- Wheat
This festive main course salad is destined to become a hit on your table! You’ll toss a bright mix of fresh greens, tender sautéed pear, and quick-pickled shallot with creamy blue cheese dressing and briny crumbled feta. Shower your salad with crunchy walnut-panko topping for a harmonious blend of flavors and textures.
Ingredients
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 ounce
Arugula
½ ounce
Walnuts
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
1 unit
Pear
1.5 ounce
Blue Cheese Dressing
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
¼ teaspoon
Dried Thyme
5 teaspoon
Red Wine Vinegar
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
2 ounce
Mixed Greens
1 unit
Shallot
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
¾ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1.5 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot. Halve, core, and thinly slice pear. Roughly chop walnuts.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine shallot, vinegar, ½ tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt, and pepper (1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp salt for 4 servings). Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until shallot is softened, 30-50 seconds. Set aside until ready to use in next step.
Melt ½ TBSP butter (1 TBSP for 4 servings) in a large pan over medium heat. Add ¼ tsp thyme (½ tsp for 4) and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 30 seconds. (Save remaining thyme for another use.)
Add pear, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4), and a pinch of salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and tender, 2-3 minutes.
Turn off heat. Let pear cool slightly, then transfer to bowl with pickled shallot. Toss to combine. Wipe out pan.
Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in same pan over medium-high heat. Add panko and walnuts; cook, stirring, until panko is golden brown, 3-5 minutes. TIP: Keep an eye on the panko—it browns quickly!
Transfer to a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
In a large bowl, toss together arugula, mixed greens, blue cheese dressing, half the pear and pickled shallot (draining first), half the walnut panko, and half the feta.
Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Divide salad between shallow bowls. Top with remaining pear and pickled shallot, remaining walnut panko, and remaining feta. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the unique blend of flavors, especially the caramelized pear with thyme and the pickled shallots 🍐
- Ease of prep: Some found it quick and easy, while others felt it was too much work for a salad
- Suggestions: Consider chilling the pears and shallots in advance; try adding a protein like chicken or salmon for a heartier meal
- Portions: Several mentioned the salad wasn't filling enough on its own; some added extra greens or protein to bulk it up
- Texture: The panko topping divided opinions; some suggested using croutons or candied walnuts instead for better crunch
- Dressing: While many enjoyed the blue cheese dressing, some found it overpowering; a balsamic vinaigrette was a popular alternative
Reviews from our home cooks
I added more mixed greens. Often I wish you included more lettuce, or at least gave the option of adding extra greens to salad, as you do with a number of other veggies. In my opinion, salads like this one do not come out to be big enough for 2 meals without adding more lettuce. (There was plenty of dressing and other toppings, even though I added more lettuce than you sent.)
Honestly so good. I was a little anxious about the different flavors that go into this salad, but I was blown away by how good they were together. A very VERY good salad
Loved the combo flavor of items that I would not thought of putting together but they all worked well with each other. Love these salads with fruit.
If you don't mind a lot of stemmy leafy greens (and I don't) this is a great dish. Easy to make and great flavor combinations.
I wasn't a fan at first, but leaving the other half undressed, I had the apples and shallots marinating overnight. Wow! It enhanced the flavors eating it the next day. I think we just don't like blue cheese dressing too much so I put less on my second and third salad. Still not my favorite but 3 stars for sure
This one was so freaking tasty it made me mad!! Like, these are simple ingredients I could have gotten at any point but this recipe made me want to eat my entire portion AND my wife's it was so good!! I could have been making this every week for years and I'm mad I only got to taste it now!!
Picture doesn't make this look great. My husband wouldn't try it. But it was a very delicious salad. The warm pear and pickled onions were a great complement to the feta and blue cheese
The bold flavors of this salad were AMAZING! Please keep adding salads to the Weekly Menus!
Lovedddd this. I recommend a lighter amount of blue cheese dressing. It was great without so much dressing.
Easily one of the best salads I've ever had and certainly the best salad I've ever made
