Recipe Archive From Tacoma Boys

MIXED BABY GREENS AND WILD PEAR SALAD
Featured Customer Recipe
from Dedra Wilford of Gig Harbor

Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 pkg. or 4 c. mixed sweet baby salad greens • 2 -3 T. canolla oil • 2 T. Balsamic vinegar
1 Bosc pear, ripe but firm, cleaned & skin left on • 4 oz. Gorgonzola cheese
1/4 - 1/2 c. spiced walnuts (recipe follows)

Preparation:

1. Place salad greens in large salad bowl.
2. Drizzle with oil and vinegar; toss lightly.
3. Thinly slice pear and add to greens.
4. Add crumbled Gorgonzala and sprinkle with walnuts. Serve.

 

SPICED WALNUTS
Featured Customer Recipe
from Dedra Wilford of Gig Harbor

Makes 5 cups

Ingredients:
5 c. walnut or pecan halves • 1 c. sugar • 1/4 t. cinnamon • 1/4 t. nutmeg
2 egg whites • 1 T. fresh grated orange peel • 1/2 c. butter • pinch salt

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 325°
2. Spread nuts in 15” x 10” x 1” pan.
3. Bake, stirring occasionally, for 20 - 25 minutes or until lightly toasted.
4. In small bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form; 2 minutes.
5. Continue beating, gradually adding sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg until stiff peaks form; 2 minutes.
6. By hand, fold in nuts and orange peel.
7. In same pan you toasted nuts in; melt butter in oven (4-6 mins.).
8. Spread nut mixture over butter.
9. Bake, stirring every 10 minutes for 25 to 30 minutes or until nuts are brown and no butter remains.
10. Cool completely.
11. Store in an airtight container in your pantry.