Winter Chopped Salad

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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.

Until we eat again,