Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2011

Great recipe, but we found that the dressing was very "wet" on 3 romaine hearts!!! Next time I will scale the dressing down, and double up on both cheeses. I also added a sprinkling of cayenne pepper for some heat with the sweet. A really wonderful salad! Thank you for sharing!

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RETROGIRL35

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2011

This dressing curdled in the fridge after around a week. It was horribly disappointing, especially considering the price of maple syrup. Make it in small quantities so it isn't in the fridge for more than a day. Or, skip the feta and use a drizzle of lemon juice as your only dressing. The salad combination is quite good. The dressing seems too sweet. Perhaps if the maple syrup were halved and some of the balsamic switched out for white vinegar I would like it better.

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Call Me Alice

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2011

A great salad, great combination of flavors!!! I have made this exactly to recipe and it's 5 stars, I've made this by cutting down by 1/2 on the maple syrup and vinegar and still 5 stars! Hats off to Monica for a refreshing, delightful salad!

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Gotrecipe?

Home Town: Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Living In: Lowell, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2011

A fantastic combination of ingredients! I loved getting a bite with both the chewy cranberries and crunchy sunflower nuts. I used canola oil instead of grapeseed, but I wish I had used EVOO. I left out the goat cheese since I didn't have any. To help emulsify the dressing, I added a tsp. mayo and a tsp. dijon. Some fresh cracked pepper was also a nice addition to the dressing.

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Dianne

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Living In: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2011

A really fun salad! Such a nice change from the usual - and easy to make! Loved the dressing. A big hit on Valentine's day!

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Sarah VT

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bartlett, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2010

This salad is amazing. What makes it 5 stars is the dressing. I had to use olive oil because I didn't have grapeseed, but I don't think it detracted from it at all. The proportions are just right. And it works so well with the fruit and the tartness of the cheeses. This is definitely on the sweet side, but that's the way I like salads and dressings.

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ShoppingJen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2010

I made this for a dinner party, and people could not stop telling me how delicious it was! For personal preference, I used almonds instead of walnuts, and used all feta cheese instead of a feta/goat cheese combination. I also added grape tomatoes and cut the oil slightly to 3 Tbsp, to make it slightly healthier. The dressing still tasted delicious, and was enough to cover two bags of romaine lettuce. Amazing - a real keeper!

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NIKMIK2T

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2010

This has become my favorite salad dressing - and the better ingredients you use, the better it gets. This is my go-to-salad, it is absolutely delicious.

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RDZELLMER

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2010

Served this to the inlaws, it was perfect, and so easy. I will make this over and over again!!

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trythis

Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2010

Loved it! Used regular balsamic (had it), pancake syrup (had it), olive oil (you guessed it) & dressing was fantastic! Only thing I might do next time that would improve an already faultless salad might be to lightly toast the nuts.

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