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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

" PEAR and SPINACH SALAD "

1 - 10 ounce package washed, ready to eat fresh spinach
3 large Bartlett pears, cored and sliced
1 avocado, peeled and diced
4 bacon slices, cooked crisp and crumbled
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
DRESSING:
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 - 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Combine spinach, pears, avocado, bacon, walnuts, dried cranberries and mushroom in a large salad bowl.
To make dressing, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until blended.
Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat.
Serves six

22 comments:

  1. This looks and sounds delicious. The avocado was a nice surprise.

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  2. Mmm, yes, one of my favorites. We're surrounded by Bartlett's where I live. They are the BEST :)

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  3. Perfect for this time of year the pears are super tasty right now! Can't wait to see what you come up with for tomorrow's Momtrends Friday Food feature. My recipe is pork--until then!

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  4. This looks absolutely delish! Copied and saved! LOL

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  5. Interesting, I just posted a pear and arugula salad minutes ago. Great minds must think (and cook) alike.

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  6. I'm always looking for new salad recipes and this one sounds wonderful!

    ~Susan

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  7. This looks really good. I'm always looking for new ideas for salads.

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  8. I LOVE the combination of ingredients in this.

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  9. This sounds wonderful - definitely making this one!

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  10. I love salads, yours looks fantastic!

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  11. My hubby wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot fork, but it looks delicious to me!

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  12. I have always like salads for any meal but when I started adding fruit I started loving salads because there's so much out there to throw in a salad. Never had pear though so I will try this one. Thanks, it looks so delicious :-)

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  13. What a luscious looking salad! I had a ton of pears from my sister's tree just last month. I really could have used this recipe. I will be trying it very soon.

    Thank you so much for sharing & for stopping by my blog, too. I appreciated your kind words. :)

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  14. Sounds great. Thanks for dropping in and participating for Flashback Friday.

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  15. I love new recipes for salad because I am NOT a bagged salad king of girl. This one is bookmarked!

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  16. We love salads and this one sounds delicious!

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  17. Your recipes look so yummy! And thanks for leaving a comment on my blog.

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  18. That picture makes me want to make this salad right now! Thanks for sharing!

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  19. Thanks for the sweet comment and leading me to your blog.. I love it!! Instant follower. This salad looks fantastic. Let me know how the sloppy joes go. Thanks again!!

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  20. Great recipe! We just bought a peck of pears from Trader Joes. I know the first thing I'm gonna make!


    :)

    Stop by and visit me sometime over at Free 2 Be Frugal!

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  21. There is an abundance of pears this year. This will be quite tasty! Thank you for sharing.

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