Autumn Harvest Salad Recipe with Apples and Pears
a delicious fall salad for lunch or dinner
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/3 c. pure maple syrup
- 3 T. dijon mustard
- 2 T. red wine vinegar
- 1/4 t. salt
- 2 T. leftover bacon grease
- 1 small shallot
Salad
- 6 thick strips bacon
- 10 oz. mixed salad greens
- 1 c. carrots
- 3/4 c. toasted pecans
- 3/4 c. feta cheese crumbles
- 2 small pears
- 2 small apples
- 1/2 c. dried cranberries
- 3 eggs
Instructions
- Combine the maple syrup, mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Hard boil the eggs and cook the bacon (reserving the grease).
- Crumble the bacon into pieces.
- Chop vegetables and nuts.
- Add the salad greens to a bowl (or multiple bowls).
- Top with bacon, carrots, pecans, cranberries, egg, and feta cheese.
- Add pears and apples if serving immediately.
- Saute diced shallots in 2 T. of reserved bacon grease until softened.
- Stir while pouring in the maple syrup mixture.
- Simmer for a few minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Serve with dressing drizzled over the top.
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