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Pear Salad with and Bacon, Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts

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Pear Salad with and Bacon, Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts

After a little over indulging on the holiday weekend I was looking for something on the lighter side and a salad fit the bill perfectly. When I made the candied walnuts last week and I immediatly thought about using some of them in a salad. One of my favorite winter salads is a pear salad and I was thinking that adding candied walnuts to a pear salad would work really well. Gorgonzola and pears are another great flavour combo and I could not resist adding some to the salad. With sweet and tangy taken care of I added bacon for some saltiness and I then finished the salad off with a simple maple dijon vinaigrette that used walnut oil for even more walnut flavour. This pear salad is pretty simple and yet so good! The pear, gorgonzola, bacon and candied walnut combination is really nice and it works well in a salad.

Pear Salad with and Bacon, Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts

Pear Salad with and Bacon, Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts

Prep Time:15 minutesTotal Time:15 minutes Servings: 4
ingredients
  • 2 pears (cored and sliced)
  • 1 green onions (sliced)
  • 2 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
  • 1/4 cup gorgonzola (crumbled)
  • 1/4 cup candied walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon walnut oil (or olive oil)
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Assemble salad.
  2. Mix the lemon juice, oil, maple syrup, dijon mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
  3. Toss the salad with the dressing to coat.
Option: Use candied bacon!
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  21. Anonymous says

    December 30, 2009 at 11:25 pm

    Glad you're back! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas. The salad looks devine–and have a joyful and busy New Year!! CP

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  27. kevin says

    June 1, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Anonymous: I think the pears would be a little lonely if left only with the walnuts and the dressing. You could easily omit the bacon but I try to keep the cheese, another mild blue cheese or feta or goat cheese could be substituted.

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