Blue Cheese Pear And Pecan Salad With Warm Bacon Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

  • Toast:
  • 1 cup pecan halves or pieces
  • Combine; Toss with pecans and Roast:
  • 2 T. sugar
  • 1 T. vegetable oil
  • 1/2 t. kosher salt
  • 1/2 t. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 t. ground ginger
  • 1/4 t. dry mustard
  • 1/8 t. ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 t. ground cloves
  • Pinch cayenne
  • For the Warm bacon Dressing—
  • Saute:
  • 6 slices (8 oz.) thick-sliced bacon, diced
  • Add and Saute:
  • 1/4 cup shallots, minced (about 3 shallots)
  • Stir in:
  • 1 T. honey mustard
  • 1 t. ground cinnamon
  • Whisk in:
  • 1/2 cup apple juice concentrate
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 T. apple cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • For the Salad—
  • Toss Together:
  • 12 cups mesclun salad greens
  • 1 cup fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  • 1 firm yet ripe bosc pear, cored and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup Maytag, Roquefort, or other good-quality blue cheese, crumbled
  • Prepared pecans and dressing

Description

This Is An All In One Salad - Great At Lunch Or Make A Smaller Verison For A Dinner Salad - Its A Little Bit Of An Effort To Make This Salad But Its Worth It!!!

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