Name: Pear Bacon and Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 6 oz Bacon; 14 oz brussels sprouts; ½ cup Fresh Parsley; 1 cup pecans; 2 Bartlett pears; ½ cup Gorgonzola cheese; 2 tbsp shallot; dressing; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp bacon drippings; 2 ½ tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1 tbsp maple syrup; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pear Bacon and Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe

How To Make Pear Bacon and Brussels Sprout Salad

This salad recipe is all about protein. We are using Brussel sprouts and bacon topped with a delicious vinaigrette flavored by mustard and lemon juice.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 33 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6ozbaconchopped
14ozbrussels sproutsbottoms trimmed, shredded
½ cupfresh parsleysliced
1cuppecanstoasted and roughly chopped
2bartlett pearscored and diced small
½ cupgorgonzola cheese
2tbspshallotminced

Dressing

3tbspolive oil
2tbspbacon drippingsrendered
2 ½ tbsplemon juicefresh
1tspdijon mustard
1tbspmaple syrup
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Cook bacon in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until browned and just crisp, about 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to plate lined with paper towels to drain and reserve rendered bacon drippings for dressing.
In a large bowl toss together brussels sprouts, cooked bacon, parsley, pecans, pears, gorgonzola, and shallots. Toss with dressing and serve.