Blue cheese wonton salad, poached pears and mandarin oranges

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pack Large wonton skins
1 cup Crumbled blue cheese
Canola oil
Egg wash to seal wontons
2 Pears- peeled; cored and cut into 4 pieces
1½ cup Red wine
2 tablespoons Sugar
1½ pounds Mixed greens
¼ pounds Bean sprouts
1 cup Japanese Vinaigrette; (recipe included)
¼ cup Scallions; thinly sliced
¼ cup Mandarin oranges
¼ cup Cilantro; coarsely chopped
Black and white sesame seeds
Radish sprouts

Directions

BLUE CHEESE WONTONS

POACHED PEARS

ASSEMBLY & PRESENTATION

~ ----Blue Cheese Wontons---- (2 wontons per person) Place 1 tablespoon of blue cheese in each wonton skin; fold and crimp with egg wash. Fry both sides in hot oil until golden brown. (Heat wontons in oven before serving to recrisp.)

~ ----Poached Pears---- Simmer together in small heavy stock pot. Turn pears to get an even, burgundy color on all sides. Cool before slicing.

~ ----Assembly & Presentation---- Mixed greens can be any mixture (drained green lettuce, ridicco, bibb, etc.) 1. Arrange lettuce, mandarin oranges, bean sprouts, radish sprouts on platter. 2. Slice pears diagonally and fan on platter. Place blue cheese wonton near fanned pears. 3. Drizzle with Japanese Vinaigrette. 4. Garnish with scallions, cilantro, and black and white sesame seeds.

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Recipe by: Marla Reif & Fay Nakanishi of Mission Cafe, San Diego Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@...> on Mar 13, 1998

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