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February 2022

Pears and Radishes With Gorgonzola and Nori

By Chris Morocco

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Pears and Radishes With Gorgonzola and Nori recipe
Photograph by Paola + Murray, food styling by Pearl Jones, prop styling by Sophia Pappas

This winter salad has it all: salty, creamy cheese; crackly, crunchy seaweed; sweet and crisp pears; and crunchy radishes with a little zing. If your nori has softened slightly or bends too much to shatter, gently toasting it over a hot burner for a few seconds will help to bring out its roasted flavor and make it easier to crumble.

What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

3

ripe but firm pears (such as Bosc or small Asian)

2

medium radishes (such as watermelon) or purple daikon or a 4" piece regular daikon, trimmed

Kosher salt

¼

cup extra-virgin olive oil

3

Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Flaky sea salt

4

oz. Gorgonzola dolce or other soft blue cheese

Freshly ground black pepper

1

toasted nori sheet

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Thinly slice pears, starting from outside edge and cutting until you hit seeds and working your way around core. Thinly slice radishes (a mandoline is great, but a sharp knife will do it just fine). Combine pears and radishes in a large bowl; season with kosher salt. Add oil and lemon juice and toss to coat. Taste and season with more kosher salt if needed.

    Step 2

    Arrange some salad on each plate, dividing evenly, and sprinkle lightly with sea salt. Crumble Gorgonzola on top and season with pepper. Crush nori and sprinkle some over each salad.

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