Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2005

Love this salad with fall foods!

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GINAH1

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2005

I completely agree with those who (when using dried cranberries) eliminated the sugar. I also highly recommend using rice wine vinegar - I've made it twice, and the second (with the aforementioned vinegar) was far superior.

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2005

This salad was awesome - the dressing totally makes it. I used pine nuts because I'm allergic to walnuts, and I could only find dried cranberries. If you use dried, ELIMINATE THE SUGAR in the recipe. The dried ones already have plenty - I happened to notice the sugar content so left the white sugar out figuring I could add it if I needed, but it was plenty sweet and just tart enough.

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2005

Loved it!! It is excellent with pork; it seems a bit rich for turkey, and a bit complex to serve alongside traditional Thanksgiving dishes. I followed the recipe pretty closely, but couldn't find fresh cranberries, so used canned whole gelled berries, and it seemed to work. I cooked the vinegar and berries a while to try to reduce the vinegar, as it did seem like a lot of vinegar. My husband and I thought all of the flavors melded well. I did reduce the amount of lettuce.

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2004

I followed previous advice and decreased the vinegar & sugar to 2 TBSP and thought the dressing was perfect - a little goes a long way. I served it on the side and the people who attempted the salad, thought it was delicious. We had it again last night leftover and it was still good. The dressing is a little strong - but compliments the pears well.

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LAURAMA1230

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2004

Very good! The vinegar was a little too strong. I omitted the Gorgonzola cheese and added dried cranberries instead of pears. Instead of toasted walnuts I added glazed sugar almonds. Everyone enjoyed it on Thanksgiving.

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2004

This is a very festive salad, but I agree with other reviewers who felt that the vinegar was overwhelming. Using the same amount of vinegar, but a less pungent variety (rice wine vinegar, for example) makes the taste a bit more forgiving.

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2004

Absolutely incredible!!!

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2004

Everyone loved this salad. I think I will try blue cheese crumbles next time to give a little extra flavor. Cashews were interesting but other nuts will work also. Dressing was wonderful!

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DANIMARTELL

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2003

We loved this! The only thing I would've changed was to add carmelized walnuts instead. Yum, Yum, Yum!

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2003

it was tangy and sweet and so delish!! used it for my thanksgiving dinner. it was a big hit!

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ZAFIRO80

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2003

Made this for a baby shower - got rave reviews. The vinaigrette is pink so it worked well for a "baby girl" baby shower. Don't use too much vinegar.

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Michele Bart

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2002

This was a great holiday salad. However, I took the suggestion from other reviews and modified the recipe somewhat. I decreased the vinegar to 2 Tbsp and increased the sugar to 2 Tbsp. I used bagged mixed baby green and spinach and radicchio. Also my local market didn't have gongorzola cheese so I used feta. I tossed some dressing on greens then arranged on plate. I sprinkled nuts, cheese, and fanned pear slices on top. Finally I drizzled additional dressing on top. It got rave reviews from my luncheon guests!

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2002

Most excellent! Although I left out the endive, and substituted Asian pears for Anjous, this salad was perfect. Second time I made it, I tossed in some left over turkey. MMMMM good!

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MAGGIE MCGUIRE

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2002

Excellent! I served at Thanksgiving dinner and it was perfect! I prepared the dressing the day before and let it chill overnight. The gorgonzola really gives this salad a nice kick!

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GINNYG

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2002

This recipe is a good starting point. The cider vinegar is too strong so I switched and put rice vinegar in place of cider vinegar and then added 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar. I increased the sugar to 2 tablespoons and added 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice for zip. I increased the pears so each person got one half a pear. Asian pears also work if you can't find red anjou pears. I added red food coloring for a deeper color red salad dressing. For garnish I used halved cranberries and golden raisins.

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SUNSETINAZ

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2002

The vinegar completely overwhelmed all the other tastes (way too much vinegar!). The concept of a cranberry dressing is nice, but you would probably need much less vinegar and more sugar. Also, it would probably be better to cut the pear in wedges instead of dicing - gives it a more gourmet texture to it.

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LESLIELIU

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2001

I made this salad for Thanksgiving dinner. The salad was delicious and presented well. I didn't think that Belgian endive was anything special and other cheaper greens could be used in its place without jeopardizing the taste. However, I found that the dressing was overwhelmed by the vinegar. I did a lot of adjusting to get the right flavor. I would make the salad again but I would need to find an alternative dressing using the cranberries. The pink/red color of the dressing was very nice.

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2001

Maybe I did something wrong, but it was nothing special and the fruit was overwhelmed by the other tastes.

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2001

This was a really delicious salad. I prepared it for a dinner party I was throwing for my sister-in-law and everyone at the table raved about how great it taste and how nice it looked. I highly recommend it to anyone.

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