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Pear and Greens Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

Bursting with sweet pears, tart cranberries and crunchy pecans, this 15-minute salad is topped off with a tasty maple dressing.

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PREP TIME
15 Min
TOTAL TIME
15 Min
SERVINGS
6

Vinaigrette

1/4: cup real maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup

2: tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/2: teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/4: teaspoon pepper

1/4: cup canola or vegetable oil

Salad

1/3: cup pecan halves

8: cups torn mixed salad greens

3: medium pears, peeled, cut into wedges

1/3: cup sweetened dried cranberries

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1 In small bowl, mix all vinaigrette ingredients except oil with wire whisk. Beat in oil until blended.
2 Place pecans in 1-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave on High 2 minutes to 2 minutes 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until browned.
3 Divide salad greens among 6 serving plates. Arrange pear wedges on greens; sprinkle with pecans and cranberries. Drizzle vinaigrette over salads.

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Expert Tips

This salad is also great topped with sliced leftover turkey.

If the pears you purchase are very firm, place them in a brown bag on your counter for a day or two to ripen them.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 240

(Calories from Fat 120),

Total Fat 14g

(Saturated Fat 1g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 0mg;
Sodium 130mg;
Total Carbohydrate 26g

(Dietary Fiber 5g,
Sugars 18g),

Protein 2g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 70.00%;
Vitamin C 25.00%;
Calcium 6.00%;
Iron 8.00%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch;
1/2 Fruit;
1 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
1/2 High-Fat Meat;
2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/30/2011 8:33:04 AM REPORT ABUSE madjad said:

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Made for the first time Christmas day! It was a hit everyone loved it. Its a must try ~ Yummy!Its so easy!

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Posted 12/17/2011 5:34:51 PM REPORT ABUSE DianeTZ said:

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This is the best salad recipe ever! The ingredients are perfect together, and the maple vinaigrette is delicious. My husband stated it looked like something a fancy restaurant would serve. We all thoroughly enjoyed this recipe and this will definitely be served on special occasions.

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Posted 4/25/2011 10:05:06 AM REPORT ABUSE jen1711 said:

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This is a great salad, and I love the dressing. I was asked to bring this for Easter, and have had a request to just bottle the dressing and hand it out for a birthday present :)

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