Arugula Salad with Prosciutto, Blue Cheese, and Pear

This easy, summer-ready arugula salad is full of flavor thanks to prosciutto, blue cheese, and pear.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 433 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup olive oil
• 4 cups baby arugula
• 1 bunch fresh chives
• 4 slices prosciutto, chopped, or more to taste
• ½ cup crumbled blue cheese (such as Point Reyes®)
• 2 medium Bosc pears
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar glaze (such as Trader Joe's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Coarsely chop chives and put in a food processor. Add olive oil and purée for 1 minute. Transfer to a squeeze bottle dispenser and set aside.

Step 2

Evenly distribute arugula onto 4 medium plates. Top with prosciutto and blue cheese.

Step 3

Peel and core pears, then cut in half. Cut each half into thin slices and add to plates in a fan shape.

Step 4

Drizzle chive olive oil over each salad and decoratively add some to the sides of the plates. Repeat with balsamic glaze.