Made this for Thanksgiving dinner....it was excellent! Dressing recipe made double the amount needed. Will make again. :)

As someone else suggested, only used the following for dressing: 1 tbsp ketchup; 3 tbsp vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt

mmmmm! everyone loved this salad at Thanksgiving. the dressing was just right. i made 2 changes- 1 to make it special and one because i didn't have the right ingredient. i lightly carmalized the walnuts mm mm, and used feta because that is what i had. thanks for a great salad we can use as long as the pears are ripe! perfect for fall.

Love the dressing!

This is a great salad. It is a repeat for me. The tangy taste was refreshing from the run of the mill salads. It was so easy to make and everyone loved it.

Delicious!!! I did reduce the sugar to 1/2 cup and it was plenty.

This is a very good version of similar salads I have been served in restaurants! I have one recommendation, though, which would help in ease of preparation. When you're making the dressing, gently heat the vinegar, stir in only a scant 1/2 cup of white sugar, so that it is incorporated (melted). Let cool, whisk in the ketchup, then slowly whisk in the salt and oil; set aside for an hour (covered) at room temperature to let flavors blend. (I used peanut oil, as I don't like canola oil, but that's just me! If you can't eat peanuts, then I suggest using vegetable or sunflower oil.) And as others had mentioned, you don't need that much sugar - I added a scant 1/2 cup, so start with a heaping 1/4 cup of sugar, and see if you like it, once you've added the rest of the ingredients. The ketchup will compensate, and the pears are sweet enough by themselves! Also, I don't know why everyone is questioning the use of ketchup in the prep for the salad dressing. Lots of great American-Chinese restaurants use this ingredient all the time, especially in shrimp dishes that are sweet and hot. Overall, though, the salad can stand alone as a nice lunch, with some good bread and sparkling water! Very nice - thanks for sharing!!

FABULOUS! I used iceburg lettuce and added dried cranberries to the juicy pear, blue cheese and walnuts which really made for a tasty combination. The dressing is fantastic and not overpowering. Since I did not use two heads of lettuce nor did I measure the salad ingredients, I served the dressing on the side. This salad was the best part of dinner. Next time I'm going to add chicken and it will be dinner!! Thank you LARAL for sharing such a FABULOUS recipe!!!

Who would have thought this combination was so terrific? My changes were to use pecans (which I toasted in a little bit of butter), Swiss cheese and added 1/2 cup of craisins. Yummy!

Love this salad! I used splenda in the dressing, which I won't be doing next time. The recipe for the dressing did make more than necessary, but it was good so it'll be used. I'll be making another salad for lunch tomorrow. Yum!