Name: Candied Walnut and Pear Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 oz spinach; 1 can sliced pears; 1 cup candied walnuts; ⅓ cup dried cranberries; 1 large avocado; ⅓ cup feta cheese; For The Lemon Poppyseed Dressing; 4 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; ¼ tsp lemon zest; ¼ tsp onion powder; ½ tsp dijon mustard; ¼ tsp salt; 3 tbsp white sugar; ⅓ cup Vegetable Oil; ½ tbsp poppyseeds

Candied Walnut and Pear Salad Recipe

Rosa Jørgensen Modified: February 15, 2024

How To Make Candied Walnut and Pear Salad

Pear salad with dried cranberries, avocado, and spinach is a light and flavorful dish that comes with a fresh lemon poppyseed dressing.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

10ozspinach
1canpears,sliced
1cupcandied walnuts
⅓cupdried cranberries
1largeavocado
⅓cupfeta cheese

For Lemon Poppyseed Dressing:

4tbsplemon juice,freshly squeezed
¼tsplemon zest
¼tsponion powder
½tspDijon mustard
¼tspsalt
3tbspwhite sugar
⅓cupVegetable Oil
½tbsppoppyseeds

Instructions

Combine the lemon juice, lemon zest, onion powder, dijon mustard, salt and sugar in a blender or food processor. Blend or pulse until completely smooth. Slowly pour in the vegetable oil and blend.
Stir in the poppyseeds.
Rinse and dry the mixed greens.
Thoroughly drain the pears.
Add in the candied walnuts and dried cranberries.
Remove the skin and pit of an avocado and dice.
Toss all of the ingredients together with the dressing, add some feta cheese, and enjoy immediately.