Villa Riviera Salad

Ingredients

3 tbsp Dijon-style mustard
1 tsp dried tarragon
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tbsp ice cold water
3 fresh California Bartlett pears
2 tbsp lemon juice
8 cups Bibb lettuce OR torn mixed salad greens
1/8 pound thinly sliced prosciutto OR thinly sliced deli-style smoked ham
1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese OR other blue cheese

Directions

To prepare dressing: Combine mustard and tarragon in a bowl. Slowly pour in oil. Whisk ice water in briskly. Chill dressing.

To prepare salad: Halve and core pears; slice each pear half into thirds, lengthwise. Place pears in a large bowl of cold water with lemon juice. Line 4 salad plates with lettuce. Arrange prosciutto over lettuce. Fan pear slices over salad. Sprinkle with cheese. Drizzle with dressing.