Making your own salad dressing is really quite simple and takes a salad from good to delicious! So often I rely on bottled salad dressing, but the extra 5 minutes it takes to make is really worth it- that is if you have an extra 5 minutes on that given day! I loved how the slight sweetness of the maple came through and also gave it a more seasonal flavor as maple really makes me think of the fall and winter. It was great on the pear salad, but I also used the leftovers through out the week on a salad with apples, which was equally delicious.
Pear Salad with Maple Vinaigrette (from Taste of South magazine)
Ingredients:
For Salad:
- Bibb lettuce (or any kind you prefer)
- Pear
- Dried cranberries
- Blue cheese
- Toasted walnuts
For Dressing:
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Directions:
- Place handful or 2 of lettuce on each plate and top with pear, blue cheese, dried cranberries, and walnuts.
- Combine all dressing ingredients together in a bowl and drizzle on top of salad.
I can't wait to make this! I LOVE pears!Yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love pears in my salads! But I never think to add them in at home and only get them when I'm at a restaurant. The pear/blue cheese combo is heavenly :)
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I love the looks of that dressing! One of my favourite salads is maple glazed salmon on top of greens with balsamic vinegar. Balsamic and maple are such a great flavour combo :)
ReplyDeleteHi! Found your blog through HEAB's...I had to find out who made that Banana Bread! Great looking salad :)
ReplyDeleteThis is my new favorite fruit salad.
ReplyDeleteHEAB sent me... and this looks incredible... i have all the ingredients and it will be my dinner tomorrow night!
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