This salad hits all four key parts that make a salad great: base - spring greens, body - pears & gorgonzola, dressing - sweet & tangy vinaigrette, and garnish - crunchy sugared walnuts. Great salads aren't hard to make if you keep in mind the four parts and if you take care to use fresh quality ingredients.
Spring Greens with Pears, Sugared Walnuts & Gorgonzola is great as a side, but it's also good all by itself for a light lunch or supper. It works very well with grilled chicken or steak served right on top as a main dish salad. I served this the other night with the Surf & Turf Kabobs.
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Ingredients
- 6 cups Spring salad greens
- 2 red pears cored & thinly sliced
- 8 oz. Gorgonzola cheese coarsely crumbled
- Sugared Walnuts:
- 1 c. walnut halves
- 2 T. white sugar
- 2 T. brown sugar
- Dressing:
- ½ cup oil
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Right before serving, toss salad with desired amount of dressing. Add Gorgonzola crumbles at the very last, tossing lightly to incorporate into the salad.
- For the dressing: Combine ingredients in a jar or container with a lid and shake well. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss.
*Nutrition information is automatically calculated based on ingredient data and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient options are provided, the first listed is used for calculation. Optional ingredients and garnishes are not included in the nutrition analysis.
Nanette says
I took this salad to a Seder celebration last night. More compliments than anything I've taken to an event before. Except my husbands almond biscotti. My husband even loved it, and he's not a salad person. (I did add a little shallot to the dressing, and some romaine lettuce to the salad)
Jennifer says
What a great compliment! Thank you so much for sharing and I'm so glad you liked it!