Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2006

This was a really nice recipe. I am always looking for new things to try, especially salads. I loved that the dressing was lite, and I loved how all the flavors fuse together. I will definitely make this again.

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Gina

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Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: May 13, 2006

The recipe was delicious.

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ChefBJ

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Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2006

This was yummy! I didn't have fresh pears so subbed some canned sliced pears & I subbed white wine vinegar for the distilled white. I also used chopped pecans instead of walnuts...next time I will not chop the pecans as small, I think it needs some bigger chunks. I used gorgonzola cheese & loved the flavor it added & I topped the salad w/ some leftover grilled chicken. This did make wayy to much dressing for the salad put it is a good dressing that can be used for many other salads...it was kinda reminiscent of French dressing but lighter. Served the salad w/ gewurztraminer (a white wine that pairs really well w/ both chicken & pears) & some club crackers & it was a very nice, Spring meal that was super easy.

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IMVINTAGE

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Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2006

Took this salad to a party tonight. Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. It does make a lot of dressing but having extra dressing is good!

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MS JULIE

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2005

Really yummy. Next time I will use more blue cheese. Also, this makes enough dressing for two salads.

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Syd

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2005

This is a really great recipe. I candied my nuts before adding and it made it even better. (cook with a bit of butter and sugar until glazed)

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GONZOW

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2005

Phenomenal recipe - received rave reviews for this one! I substituted Balsamic Vinegar for White Vinegar, and Carmelized Pecans (just melt 1c sugar in pan and toss in pecan halves) for Walnuts.

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2005

Wow, this blew me away. I was planning on making a pear - bluecheese - walnut salad but i wasn't sure what dressing to use on it. I tried this and loved it. Unfortunately it takes a disgusting amount of sugar.

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toezar

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2005

From Lara Mashburn: After making this so many times, I agree, too much dressing. I use half the dressing, and rather than tossing it to coat the salad, I let my family drizzle it over the salad. That way, you can save the salad for leftovers (even though the pears get a bit soggy) the next day.

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LARAL

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2005

I have made this twice for my husband's family and have gotten rave reviews both times. I agree that it makes too much dressing - I really only use 1/4 - 1/3 of what it makes. I learned the first time to double the recipe because it goes so fast. Definitely a keeper.

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LESIL

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2005

this was a hit! I made it last night when we had guests over and they all couldn't stop telling me how great the taste was! I used feta cheese instead of bleu cheese since I didn't have any and it was still delish! I was making it for 5 people and changed: one head of lettuce, no red onion, one pear, toasted pecans (handful), about 3 ounces of feta. and for the dressing: 3 tbsp. distilled white vinegar, 1 tbsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 4 tbsp. olive oil. still tasted great!!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2005

Made this for a family holiday gathering and everyone loved it! Some simple changes made: decreased sugar from 3/4 to 1/2 cup and used sliced almonds in place of walnuts. Only needed to use 50% of the dressing. Will make often! Thanks so much for this delicious recipe!

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FRANNYM

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2004

This is a great salad.The recipe does make too much dressing for the amount of salad made though.Iused a bit less sugar than called for,to taste.I also used toasted pecans the last time I made this instead of toasted walnuts and liked it better.....it also is just fine without the toasting when I am short on time.For people like us who are not crazy about blue cheese,feta is a great substitute.

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LINDA

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2004

My husband really enjoyed this salad, however I thought it was just ok. I think there was too much dressing and the ketchup taste was too strong.

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ESGRAHAM

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2004

I definately agree that the dressing should be halved, waaaaay too much. I made this salad for our Canadian Thanksgiving and everyone went crazy for it!! I changed it to 8 servings and no one could get enough! Goes great with Turkey!

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LOLOBABY

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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2004

I also halved the amount of dressing I made and was very happy with the results. Personally, I would take care to make just enough as this salad does not make for good leftovers.

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AKLEFFMAN

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2004

I reduced the recipe to three servings and it still made way too much dressing. The sugar needs to be reduced greatly on this recipe. While the taste was good, the sweetness was just too much for me. Interesting to use ketchup in a dressing.

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JDVMD

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2004

This was a great dressing, I used balsamic vinager in place of white vinager. I also used sugar glazed pecans, walnuts and almonds. So GOOD!

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ASHAY

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2003

I made this for our neighborhood holiday party and people were very complimentary. I used 1/2 of the dressing it called for and it was still well coated. I added some mini plum tomatoes for color. Great recipe and it was easy to make.

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2003

Delicious. My housemate first wondered about the addition of ketchup, but then everybody kept on wondering what the lovely dressing was made of... Ketchup came as an enjoyable surprise to everyone!

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