Pear and Arugula Salad

Pears and arugula were on sale at Ralph’s, so I decided to make a pear and arugula salad.  However, I hate crumbly cheese… goat, bleu, gorgonzola, feta…  If it comes in crumbles, I hate it.  Since most pear and arugula salad recipes incorporate some form of crumbly cheese, I decided to make my own version.  I love me some shaved parm, so I used that to give the salad the salty kick.  I threw in some avocado because… well… I throw avocado on everything.  I’ll definitely include some candied walnuts the next time I make this!

Pear and Arugula Salad with Shaved Parmesan Cheese

With the leftover bacon from the Shrimp and Spinach Salad that I made and the aforementioned arugula salad, I made a tasty BLTA using argula instead of lettuce.  Arugula and salty things go so well together!  NOM!

BATA (Bacon Arugula Tomato Avocado) is the new BLTA