Roasted Bacon-Wrapped Pear Salad with Vinaigrette

 

1/4

cup apple cider vinegar

2

tablespoons maple-flavored or real maple syrup

1/4

teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper

5

tablespoons olive oil

3

Bosc, Anjou or Red pears

3

oz chèvre (goat) cheese

6

slices bacon

1

tablespoon maple-flavored or real maple syrup

1/2

teaspoon pepper

8

cups mixed salads greens

1/2

cup pecans, toasted, chopped

• 1 Heat oven to 425°F. Place rack on cookie sheet.
• 2 In small bowl, beat vinaigrette ingredients with whisk until well blended; set aside.
• 3 Cut pears in half; remove core. Stuff each pear half with heaping tablespoon cheese. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each pear half. Brush pears with 1 tablespoon maple syrup; sprinkle with pepper. Place on rack on cookie sheet.
• 4 Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until bacon is cooked.
• 5 On each salad plate, place 1 1/3 cups of salad greens. Drizzle each with vinaigrette; sprinkle with pecans. Place 1 pear half on top of each.