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Cranberry-Pear Tossed Salad

SUBMITTED BY: Kris Hernandez

"Kris Hernandez of Oneida, Wisconsin often treats dinner guests to this colorful and fruity salad. Pears, dried cranberries and mixed greens are combined with sugarcoated walnuts and blue cheese, then drizzle with a sweep apricot-flavored dressing that's sure to tantalize the taste buds."
PREP TIME  15 Min
READY IN  15 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 12 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/3 cup apricot nectar
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 12 cups torn mixed salad greens
  • 3 medium pears, sliced
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

DIRECTIONS

  1. For dressing, in a bowl, whisk together the first six ingredients; set aside. In a heavy skillet, melt sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly. Add walnuts; stir to coat. Remove from the heat.
  2. In a large salad bowl, combine greens, pears and cranberries. Drizzle with dressing. Add nuts and blue cheese; toss.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 cup) equals 161 calories, 12 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 184 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

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REVIEWS

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2006 by HOPHOP1125
This is very good! If you are looking for the juice you will find it in the goya section!

8 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2006 by nillafry
Easy, light, satisfying,WONDERFUL!! My guests said, "I don't like salad, but I could eat this everyday."

7 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2007 by owensmom
DELICIOUS! I used fresh raspberries instead of dried cranberries (most of my family won't eat the cranberries) and took this for Christmas dinner. It was a HUGE hit - almost everyone went back for seconds.

3 users found this review helpful


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