Recipe

Blue Cheese Pear And Pecan Salad With Warm Bacon Dressing Recipe

	Ravenseyes / All my dishes 1 year, 6 months ago 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!!! Prep:45m Cook:10m Servings:10	Ravenseyes
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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

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

Toast pecans on a baking sheet in oven until golden, about 10 minutes.

Combine sugar, oil, salt, and spices in a small bowl while nuts toast. Toss hot pecans with sugar mixture until well coated. Return nuts to baking sheet and roast 8–10 more minutes, or until coating is dry. Do not over bake.

Saute bacon for the dressing in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Spoon off excess fat; leave bacon in skillet.

Add the shallots to the skillet; saute until softened, about 3 minutes.

Stir in the mustard and cinnamon; cook another minute.

Whisk in the apple juice concentrate, oil, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Keep dressing warm over low heat until ready to toss the salad.

Toss the greens, fennel, pear, blue cheese, and spiced pecans with some of the warm dressing (you may not use all the dressing). Serve salad immediately.

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Comments

krumkake 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Deliciouis - love these "hearty" salads in the summertime...so good with the homemade dressings. Thanks you!

cabincrazyone 1 year, 6 months ago said:
This combo of flavors sounds wonderful! Thanks for the great post.

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 6 months ago said:
This will indeed be worth it. Sounds Terrific!

jett2whit 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Yum! Salads are always on the menu during summer. This does sound worth it! Thanks for sharing.
Jett

jenniferbyrdez 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Yes indeed. Thanks Raven.

chefmeow 1 year, 6 months ago said:
This sounds fantastic. My kind of recipe. You have my 5.

pudgy47 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Must give this one a try!!!!!!!! Thanks

mjcmcook 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Hello...
You have managed to put together so many of my favorite ingredients into this marvelous salad!!!
Thank-you so much for sharing....A"5"....!
....mjcmcook....

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