Winter Chopped Salad is a lovely combination of sweet and savory ingredients. Pears, cranberries, pecans, and blue cheese, and bacon…just to name a few. What’s not to love?
I mixed up a light vinaigrette to top the salad just prior to serving and the results were even better than I had imagined.
That alone speaks volumes of how delicious this chopped salad is. Plus, just look at all these fantastic colors…
WINTER CHOPPED SALAD {PRINT THIS RECIPE}
2 bunches romaine, chopped
2 medium pears, diced small
2 Plum tomatoes, diced small
1 cup dried cranberries, cherries and blueberries
1 pound cooked, chopped bacon (drained on paper towels)
1 -1/2 cup chopped pecans
6 ounces crumbled blue cheese
-In a large skillet, cook the bacon until crisp and drain on paper towels until you’re ready to assemble the rest of your ingredients.
-In a large bowl add all of the chopped fruits and vegetables along with the dried fruit, bacon, cheese and nuts.
-Toss well to combine.
-Right before serving, allow each person to spoon on their own vinaigrette.
HONEY DIJON VINAIGRETTE
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1-1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Black pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
-Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
-Shake well to combine and emulsify all ingredients.
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Until we eat again,
I love chopped salads! I make them at home all the time. I love how this one uses dried fruit, I don't typically do that.
I'm always looking for new ideas for salads. This one looks great…especially with the bacon!! Thanks for sharing!
The vinaigrette looks especially yummy!
Yum! This sounds like a great salad.
This looks great! I look forward to trying it with vegan alternatives to the bacon and cheese..yum!
I've made these same tweaks myself! Glad you enjoyed the salad. I add grilled chicken to it sometimes too. It's a keeper! Your pics are nicer than mine, I'll have to make it again so I can take some more colorful ones. 🙂
What a healthy salad!
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Looks great Renee! I know I would enjoy this salad, it is so colourful and the vinaigrette sounds delicious. I'm sure everyone at your sister-in-laws enjoyed this. Hope you had a lovely Christmas.
P.S. I love that you used an entire pound of bacon in this 🙂
It's hard to make salads look mouth-watering but you've done it! This looks so good, I can't wait to make it!
Now THIS looks like a salad I would eat, chocked full of yummy stuff! Looks so fresh and tasty 🙂
Your salad looks so colorful and festive. What a lovely change from all the sweets lately! I wish you and your family a wonderful New Year, Renee!
just made this, minus the blue cheese, LOVED it!! Gotta love anything with bacon!!
I made this for the first time this weekend and it turned out great. I will definitely be making this again!