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Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Bacon

20 min
20 min prep
0 min cook
Serves 8
Unsaved Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Bacon

Ingredients

Serves 8

  • 1/4 cup(s) apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup(s) shallots, minced
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 cup(s) Almond oil or any neutral oil
  • 9 oz organic spring mix
  • 2 each Bosc pears, stem removed, cut in half, cored and sliced, approximately 2 cups
  • 4 oz blue cheese crumbles, as needed
  • 1 cup(s) celery, sliced thinly on a bias, plus more as needed
  • 2 1/2 oz bacon bits, or as needed
  • 1/2 cup(s) chopped walnut pieces, lightly toasted

Instructions

  1. To make vinaigrette, combine apple cider vinegar, shallots, Dijon mustard, and honey in a blender and blend on high. With blender running, slowly add oil until an emulsion forms.
  2. Season to taste and refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. To assemble salad, place a handful of spring mix on each plate and add slices of pear around the greens. Garnish with blue cheese, celery, bacon bits and walnuts.
  4. Drizzle dressing over each salad as desired and season to taste with salt and fresh cracked pepper.
  5. Refrigerate leftover salad dressing for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

12gCarbs
38gFat
9gProtein

Nutrition Facts

8 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories420
  • Calories
    • 420
  • Total Fat
    • 38g
    • 58%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 6g
    • 30%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 15mg
    • 5%
  • Sodium
    • 420mg
    • 18%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 12g
    • 4%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 3g
    • 12%
  • Total Sugars
    • 7g
  • Protein
    • 9g
  • Vitamin A
    • 35%
  • Vitamin C
    • 10%
  • Calcium
    • 10%
  • Iron
    • 4%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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