Pear and Greens Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

Bursting with sweet pears, tart cranberries and crunchy pecans, this 15-minute salad is topped off with a tasty maple dressing.

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ingredients 10
Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 15 min

Ingredients

Vinaigrette

1/4: cup real maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup

2: tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/2: teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/4: teaspoon pepper

1/4: cup canola or vegetable oil

Salad

1/3: cup pecan halves

8: cups torn mixed salad greens

3: medium pears, peeled, cut into wedges

1/3: cup sweetened dried cranberries

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Directions

1 In small bowl, mix all vinaigrette ingredients except oil with wire whisk. Beat in oil until blended.
2 Place pecans in 1-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave on High 2 minutes to 2 minutes 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until browned.
3 Divide salad greens among 6 serving plates. Arrange pear wedges on greens; sprinkle with pecans and cranberries. Drizzle vinaigrette over salads.

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Expert Tips

This salad is also great topped with sliced leftover turkey.

If the pears you purchase are very firm, place them in a brown bag on your counter for a day or two to ripen them.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 240
Calories from Fat: 120),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 14g; 14%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 130mg; 130%;
Total Carbohydrate: 26g; 26%
(Dietary Fiber 5g 5% Sugars 18g 18% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 70%;
Vitamin C: 25%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 8%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Betweenstations

report Posted Dec. 26, 2012 3:20 PM

The vinaigrette is amazing. Make it by the bucket. Goes well with pears, but would be delicious with many other options.

PineyWisconsin

report Posted Dec. 24, 2012 7:02 AM

Absolutely fabulous salad...light, airy and delicious!! Made it yesterday for the first time and took to a football game party! I should have doubled the recipe because even the guys inhaled it! :) Got RAVE reviews from everybody! And I had to resort to canned pears because the ones I bought hadn't ripened enough to use yet! The maple vinaigrette is delicious!