Fall Fruit Recipes

Fall Fruit Recipes

Pear and Lentil Salad

Salad:
A few handfuls of arugula
A few handfuls of spinach
½ pear, sliced into thin slices
2 Tbsp chopped pecans
¼ cup cooked lentils
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup feta or goat cheese

Dressing:
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
¼ cup olive oil
2 Tbsp maple syrup
¼ tsp cinnamon
Salt and pepper

Pour a desired amount of dressing onto the salad and toss. Store the rest in the fridge.
Recipe by Maria Roberts (@spinach4breakfast), courtesy of USA Pears.

Salad:
⅓ cup walnuts
1 cup uncooked barley
1 cup cooked chickpeas
2 green Anjou pears, divided
⅓ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
¾ cup crumbled feta
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 handful baby arugula

Dressing:

3 Tbsp red onion, minced
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
⅓ cup olive oil
2 tsp maple syrup
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp pepper

Cook barley according to package instructions. Drain. Toast walnuts in a small skillet. Let cool.
Add minced onion in a small bowl with the vinegar and let marinate while you prep the salad.
Chop 1-½ pears and save remaining half for fanning and decorating the salad.
Add cooked barley, chickpeas, pear, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, parsley and feta to a large bowl. Mix the remaining dressing ingredients with the vinegar and red onion, and whisk until combined.
Pour dressing over salad mixture and toss to coat. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.

Recipe by Brittany Mullins (@eatingbirdfood), courtesy of USA Pears.

Local Resources
DIIORIO FARMS
750 Business 290
Hempstead, TX 77445
979-826-2688
Hours: 8am-7pm 7-days a week

Lots of fresh produce & they have fresh pears. A fun day-trip. Tell them “Natural Awakenings sent me!”