Blue Cheese and Pear Sandwiches

Love this. We've made it quite a few times since I started trying to finish this post and it has become one of our favorites. It's super quick, light and easy to change up to fit the needs of each person. Mine is on the right in the picture and is pretty true to the recipe except I substituted arugula for the watercress and I used a slice of some fresh sourdough we got from the farmer's market. Husband's is on the left and since he doesn't have quite as good of a relationship with blue cheese as me I made his with a slice of honey maple ham and a little provolone. Same technique and everything with the broiler and I did put arugula on his too. He loved it as well and this will become one of our standbys for sure. Both get a 5 out of 5 stars.

Source: Fresh & Easy

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 (1 1/2-ounce) slices peasant bread
• Cooking spray
• 1 ¹⁄₃ cups coarsely chopped watercress
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• ¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₈ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 medium pears thinly sliced
• ¹⁄₂ cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese

Directions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Place bread slices on a baking sheet. Coat each slice with cooking spray; broil 2 minutes on each side or until lightly toasted.
3. While bread cooks, combine watercress, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; toss gently.
4. Place pear slices evenly on bread slices; top with blue cheese. Broil 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from oven; top with watercress mixture. Serve immediately.
5. Serve with: White Balsamic–Dill Pasta Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 211

Fat: 6.9g

Cholesterol: 11mg

Sodium: 506mg

Fiber: 2.5g

Protein: 7.5g