Autumn Pear Salad With Dry
Cherries
Pears, gorgonzola, Michigan
dry cherries and walnuts give this salad flavors
that shut fall. A personal favorite of mine,
great with a grilled chicken breast and a nice
loaf of bread.
Vinaigrette
1 cup cranberry juice
2 tablespoons fresh cranberries
2 tablespoons cranberries
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced red onion
1/3 cup of canola oil
pinch of black pepper
Vinaigrette:
Combine first five ingredients in pour into a
blender, with the blender slowly running
incorporate the canola oil and continue to blend
for one minute. Season with salt and pepper and
reserve.
Salad
6 cups field mix
3 tablespoons walnut pieces
4 tablespoons re-hydrated dry cherries
1/2 cup diced peeled pears
4 tablespoons crumbled gorgonzola cheese
8 tablespoons cranberry vinaigrette
Salad: Place the field mix in a large
bowl and toss with 1/4 cup of the cranberry
vinaigrette. Arrange the greens on two large
plates (served as lunch entree) or four small
plates as side salads. Top with pears,
gorgonzola cheese, walnuts and dry cherries.
Serve.
Serves between 2 and 4