Restaurant Pear Salad With Gorgonzola & Dried Cherries

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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 Ingredients:

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 Ingredients:

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
Recipe by Brian Johnson

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