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  • Mixed Green Salad with Pears, Walnuts, Cranberries, and Maple Dressing

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    Mixed Green Salad with Pears, Walnuts, Cranberries, and Maple Dressing
    Prep: 15 min Cook: 5 min Servings: 4
    by Jackie Newgent
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    Having family or friends over for a special dinner? This salad will knock their socks off! The maple syrup in the dressing coupled with the mixture of seasonal fruit and nuts create a concoction worthy of an elegant affair or casual merrymaking. (Adapted from Big Green Cookbook by Jackie Newgent, RD)

    Ingredients

    • 2 teaspoons Champagne or white wine vinegar
    • 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 small shallot, finely diced
    • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
    • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
    • 5 cups leafy salad greens, such as chopped endive, frisée, and radicchio
    • 1 Seckel or Comice pear, sliced
    • 1/2 cup raw walnuts halves
    • 1/4 cup dried cranberries

    Directions

    1. Whisk together the vinegar, maple syrup, and mustard in a large serving bowl. Whisk in the oil. Stir in the shallot and add salt and pepper.
    2. Add the greens and pear and toss with the maple dressing. Top with walnuts and cranberries and serve.

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