Kay's Pear Salad Stuffed with Nutty Cream Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/8 cup maraschino cherry juice
8 leaves of lettuce
2 (15 ounce) cans pear halves
8 maraschino cherries
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

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Directions

Mix together the cream cheese and pecans. Refrigerate until chilled.
Blend together the mayonnaise and cherry syrup. Refrigerate until chilled.
Arrange lettuce leaves on individual plates. Place a pear half on lettuce.
Place a round ball of cream cheese mixture in the pear half. Top with a spoonful of mayonnaise mixture and place one maraschino cherry on top.
Sprinkle with grated cheese and serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
316 cal
16%

Fat
25.6 g
39%

Carbs
19.1 g
6%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (4)

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BevF

Jun. 3, 2008

"I really liked this recipe but my family isn't big cheddar fans so I used crumbled Bleu Cheese. That was a real hit. Another friend doesn't like cherries, so I used green grapes and for the juice ??..." See more of course a splash of white wine !! Serving my brothers and a few friends, I doubled everything. They would have laughed at a single pear half."

~TxCin~ILove2Ck

Mar. 23, 2009

"This was a fast easy little salad to put together. I used grenadine syrup instead of cherry juice and a cinnamon candy for the top since I was out of maraschino cherries. I didn't care much for the ma..." See moreyo taste though so I'd skip it next time, but that's a personal thing, I really don't like mayo anyway. I used fresh pears instead of canned. This is a really pretty dish as well. Thanks."