FLIRTY FRESH SEXY SALAD WITH WARM RASPBERRY SAUCE
From tnjazmyn 15 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This lovely little salad that I have created is fabulous by itself or served with most any meal. It pairs wonderfully with my pecan-crusted chicken or anything grilled. I prepare it individually rather than in one big bowl.
Ingredients
- For the Salad shopping list
- Baby Spring Leafy Green Mix shopping list
- 2 fresh pears or 4 Halves of Canned Pears shopping list
- 1 Small Can mandarin oranges, drained (reserve the liquid) shopping list
- Bleu cheese Crumbles shopping list
- Handful pecan halves shopping list
- 1 Tbsp butter shopping list
- Handful dried cherries shopping list
- For the Dressing shopping list
- 1 1/2 Tbsp butter shopping list
- 1 1/2 Tbsp raspberry jam shopping list
- 1 Tbsp Reserved juice from mandarin oranges (or) shopping list
- Splash balsamic vinegar shopping list
How to make it
- For the Salad:
- Place greens in individual salad bowls.
- Quarter the pears and place 4 quarters on each salad in a circular pattern over the greens.
- Place Mandarin Orange sections, about 6 or 8, over the greens.
- Sprinkle with Bleu Cheese Crumbles - amount varies to your taste - I am very generous with mine!
- Top with Dried Cherries - about 6 or 8 chopped on each salad.
- Melt butter in saute pan and saute pecans for about two minutes then set pecans aside to cool while you make the dressing.
- Dressing:
- With the same saute pan melt 1 1/2 Tbsp butter.
- Add the jam, juice, and vinegar and mix together until jam and butter dissolve.
- Add pecans to salad, about 6 or 8 for each salad.
- Drizzle warm dressing over the top!
- Be prepared for your tastebuds to sing!
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This looks Great.
Thanks
cookinggood
in Leesburg loved it
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the name alone got me to look...... ha ha ha ha ha ha ....but a great salad thank you for sharing, i love the balsamic vinegar with the fruit yummmmmm
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in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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I love the Mandarin Oranges and the addition of the blue cheese this salad would make a nice wrap.
Thank you
Michael
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