Awesome Maple-Balsamic Blue Cheese Pear Salad
NeedTaste |This is an AWESOME, fabulous salad The dressing is made with real maple syrup, and the salad is dressed with candied pecans, blue cheese, pear slices, and some dried cranberries. The ingredients might sound strange for a salad, but they work wonderfully together - It is SOOO good I hope you like it as much as my family. Especially great in the fall and for the fall-winter holidays.. I really love the dressing for this salad. You have a hint of sweetness from the maple syrup balanced out by the acidity from the white balsamic. There are so many textures in this salad your taste buds will be so happy. Crunch from the candied pecans, sweetness from the pears, chewy dried cranberries and creamy blue cheese. This is so good
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INGREDIENTS :
1/2 cup(s) olive oil
2 tablespoon(s) white balsamic vinegar (or white wine
or red wine vinegar)
3 tablespoon(s) real maple syrup
1 teaspoon(s) Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper pinch of salt
SALAD
5 cup(s) mixed salad greens (of your choice)
1 package(s) baby spinach
2 - red pears
cored and thinly sliced
1/2 - red onion
peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup(s) crumbled blue cheese or gorgonzola
1 cup(s) candied walnuts (recipe below)
1/4 cup(s) dried cranberries
1 or 2 pinch(es) salt
CANDIED PECANS (OR USE WALNUTS)
1 tablespoon(s) butter (not oleo)
1 cup(s) pecan or walnut halves
1/4 cup(s) white sugar
1 pinch(es) optional cayenne pepper or smoked paprika