Roasted Pear Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 pears, halved and cored
8 teaspoons fig jam, divided
2 tablespoons fig jam, divided
5 ounces soft goat cheese, cut into 8 slices
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for drizzling, divided
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
4 cups watercress (may sub baby arugula or spinach)
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (may sub pecans)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F Place pear halves cut-side up in 2 large baking dishes.
Spoon 1 teaspoons jam in center of each pear half. Top with goat cheese rounds, and lightly drizzle with oil. Bake pears 30 minutes, or until cheese begins to brown.
Whisk together remaining 2 Tbs. fig jam, lemon juice, and mustard in bowl. Whisk in 1 Tbs. olive oil.
Divide watercress among 8 serving plates. Sprinkle with onion and walnuts. Top each with pear half, and drizzle with dressing.