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Autumn Salad

SUBMITTED BY: Allana  PHOTO BY: VIVNIDHI 

"Elegant and different salad full of carrots, pecans, pears, and raisins. Great any time of year!"
Autumn Salad Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 9 times with an average star rating of 4.7
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PREP TIME  15 Min
READY IN  35 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup French dressing
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pear halves
  • 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 head green leaf lettuce, rinsed

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a medium bowl, combine carrots, pecans, raisins and enough French dressing to moisten. Mix lightly and chill.
  2. Drain pears, reserving 2 tablespoons syrup. In a small bowl, combine reserved syrup, dates and softened cream cheese and mix until well blended.
  3. Fill each pear half with cream cheese mixture. Spoon the carrot mixture onto 6 salad plates covered with lettuce leaves and place one pear half on each plate.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 13, 2003 by BLUEZFIRE 
This is a very smooth and elegant palate pleaser, indeed. I made two slight changes: chopped... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 13, 2003 by JUDI LEAMING 
Prepared this for a dinner party last night and it received RAVE reviews. I used red leaf... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 9, 2005 by MISSCELLANEA 
This was absolutely delicious! The only thing I changed was using walnuts as opposed to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 10, 2003 by REEKAM 
THIS WAS A TOTAL HIT at my lunch bunch group. Tasty, and easy to make, I willmake it a lot... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 13, 2003 by ALETA14 
This was very good. I ommited the dates though. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 7, 2004 by BEINCOGNITO 
A Pretty, great tasting salad. I will be saving this recipe to make again. We thought it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 18, 2008 by Ginger 
I so wanted to like this recipe; the presentation was beautiful and I liked the pears and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 30, 2007 by VIVNIDHI 
Very different! I did not have all the ingredients and so had to tweak the recipe a little but... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Autumn Salad

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 305

  • Total Fat: 16.9g
  • Cholesterol: 16mg
  • Sodium: 184mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.7g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 4.9g
  • Protein: 3.3g

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