Autumn salad with roasted pumpkin, caramelized pear, blue cheese, and walnuts Step 1 of 11
  1. 1
    Step 1

    Thoroughly wash the mixed salad greens and spin dry.

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    Step 2

    Peel the pear, quarter it, remove the core, and cut into diagonal slices.

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    Step 3

    Caramelize 1 teaspoon of sugar in a pan and briefly toss the pear pieces in it.

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    Step 4

    Cut the Hokkaido pumpkin into small pieces or wedges, leaving the skin on.

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    Step 5

    Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan and briefly sauté the pumpkin until cooked through.

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    Step 6

    Season the pumpkin with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

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    Step 7

    Coarsely chop the 10 walnuts and briefly toast them in a dry pan.

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    Step 8

    For the dressing, whisk together 3 tablespoons of white wine vinegar with salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a bowl.

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    Step 9

    Slowly stir 7 tablespoons of grapeseed oil and 1 tablespoon of pumpkin seed oil into the dressing.

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    Step 10

    Arrange the salad on plates and drizzle with the dressing.

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    Step 11

    Crumble the blue cheese and distribute it over the salad along with the pear, pumpkin, and walnuts.

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