Name: Autumn Pear Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: For Balsamic Vinaigrette:; ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil; 2½ tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1½ tbsp shallot; salt; pepper; For Salad:; ½ cup Walnuts; 1 tbsp salted butter; 1 tbsp light brown sugar; 7 oz Spring Salad & Spinach blend; 2 oz parmesan cheese; 2 pears; ⅓ cup dried sweetened cranberries

How To Make Autumn Pear Salad

Celebrate the flavors of fall with this pear salad recipe. Crisp, juicy pears mingle with tangy balsamic vinaigrette, walnuts, and savory Parmesan cheese.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Balsamic Vinaigrette:

⅓cupextra virgin olive oil
2½tbspbalsamic vinegar
1tbsphoney
1tspdijon mustard
1½tbspshallotfinely diced
saltto taste
pepperto taste

For Salad:

½cupwalnutschopped
1tbspsalted butter
1tbsplight brown sugarpacked
7ozSpring Salad & Spinach blend
2ozparmesan cheeseshaved
2Pearssliced thin, Bartlett or Anjou are great
⅓cupdried sweetened cranberries

Instructions

Balsamic Vinaigrette:

To a blender add olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, diced shallot, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Blend mixture for about 20 seconds, or until well emulsified.
Store in refrigerator in an airtight container until ready to serve.

Salad:

In a medium skillet, melt the butter along with brown sugar over medium heat.
Once the mixture has melted, add walnuts and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly until caramelized.
Transfer to a plate in a single layer to cool.
Layer lettuce and pears in a large bowl and toss with dressing, then top with parmesan, dried cranberries, and candied walnuts and serve. Alternately, just layer all the salad ingredients then drizzle with dressing.