Pear & Stilton Salad With Port Dressing & Toasted Walnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Salad
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups port wine
6 cups assorted young greens, torn up
2 pears, peeled,cored,sliced
6 tablespoons crumbled Stilton cheese (or other blue cheese)
Dressing
2 shallots, sliced (1/4 C)
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Preparation

Toast walnuts in heavy saucepan on med heat.
Set aside.
Pour port into same pan nuts were toasted in.
Boil on med high; simmer to reduce by half its volume.
Remove from heat& allow to cool.
Distribute 1 1/2 C greens on each of 4 plates.
Arrange pear slices over.
Sprinkle 1 1/2 T cheese on each.
For dressing: Puree reduced port, shallots, garlic, mustard, vinegar to smooth in blender.
Pour over salads.
Top with nuts.