Name: Pear Pecan Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/3 cup fresh cranberries; 1 Tablespoon orange zest; 2 Tablespoons orange juice (freshly squeezed); 1 Tablespoon honey; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2-3 pears (peeled and sliced thinly); 3-4 cups robust salad greens, spinach, kale, mustard, chard; 3/4 cup craisins; 3/4 cup pecans (toasted then rough chopped); 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles

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Pear Pecan Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

An autumn salad that pairs well with soup

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Ingredients

Cranberry Vinaigrette

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup fresh cranberries
1 Tablespoon orange zest
2 Tablespoons orange juice freshly squeezed
1 Tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Salad

2-3 pears peeled and sliced thinly
3-4 cups robust salad greens, spinach, kale, mustard, chard
3/4 cup craisins
3/4 cup pecans toasted then rough chopped
1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

Vinaigrette

In a large mason jar add all your ingredients, including the whole cranberries, and blend until emulsified with an immersion (stick) blender.
If you do not have a stick blender you can use a standard blender, food processor.

Salad

place the greens in a large bowl. Add the sliced pears, craisins, toasted nuts and blue cheese. Dress with the vinaigrette and to see until well combined.
Serve with a garnish of sliced pears and blue cheese.

Notes

This salad is a hearty autumn dish, so choose greens that are more robust than baby lettuce... greens with more texture. Spinach and kale are perfect.

Keyword class recipe, Cranberry, Kale, Pear

Pear Pecan Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette