Pear and Walnut Salad with Wheat Beer Vinaigrette

Description
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Ingredients

 * Vinaigrette
 * 3/4 cup wheat beer
 * 2 cloves garlic, minced
 * 1 Tbs. wildflower or amber honey
 * 1 Tbs. Dijon mustard
 * 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
 * 1/3 cup vegetable stock
 * 1/3 cup olive oil
 * Salad
 * 8 cups assorted greens
 * 3 to 4 ripe red-skinned pears, halved, cored and thinly sliced
 * 6 oz. blue cheese or fresh goat cheese, crumbled, optional
 * 1/2 cup toasted walnut halves
 * 1/2 cup toasted walnut halves

Directions
1. To make Vinaigrette: Put wheat beer in saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until it has reduced to 1/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and whisk in remaining ingredients. Set aside.

2. To make Salad: Arrange greens on 8 plates, and arrange pears on greens. Crumble blue cheese on top, if using, scatter with walnuts and drizzle each salad with Vinaigrette.