This creamy, whole-grain salad earned raves in our test kitchen. It's hardy enough to be a meatless main, or enjoy it as a festive side dish or cold-weather potluck star.

Source: Midwest Living

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Credit: Carson Downing

Recipe Summary

hands-on:
20 mins
total:
35 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
8 cups
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Preheat oven to 400°. Coat a rimmed baking pan with cooking spray.

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  • For dressing, in a large bowl, whisk together olive oil, mustard, honey, lemon juice, cider vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper.

  • Place pears into a second large bowl. Pour half of the dressing over the pears; toss to coat. Transfer pears to the baking pan. Roast until golden brown and just tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

  • Meanwhile, whisk mayonnaise into the remaining dressing. Add arugula, farro, goat cheese, and pecans. Toss to combine. Serve grain mixture topped with roasted pears.

Nutrition Facts

583 calories; fat 33g; cholesterol 33mg; saturated fat 10g; carbohydrates 58g; mono fat 14g; poly fat 7g; insoluble fiber 9g; sugars 15g; protein 18g; vitamin a 997.9IU; vitamin c 7.4mg; thiamin 0.1mg; riboflavin 0.4mg; niacin equivalents 1mg; vitamin b6 0.1mg; folate 30.5mcg; sodium 413mg; potassium 268mg; calcium 328mg; iron 3.5mg.
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