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Taste of Fall Salad


 

I just love fun mail days!  And there's nothing more awesome than the arrival of a Special Delivery box from Taste of Home. They're offered four times a year, and each one comes packed with fun gadgets and tasty items, plus the trusted recipes that you expect from the Taste of Home family.

Right away, I curled up with some hot apple cider and spent some time with the cookbook, Holidays and Celebrations. I've marked so many recipes to try!  First up on my to-do list was the Taste of Fall Salad.   I loved the glazed pecans, and the use of pear.  I tossed in a few dried cranberries because I had them on hand.  It made for a great side dish, and adding some grilled chicken made for an amazing dinner.

Taste of Fall Salad

Taste of Fall Salad
Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup pecan halves
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, divided
  • dash cayenne pepper
  • dash ground cinnamon
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar, divided
  • 5oz package spring mix salad greens
  • 1/4 olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pear, medium, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. In a large heavy skillet, cook the pecans, 2 tablespoons vinegar, cayenne and cinnamon over medium heat until nuts are toasted, about 4 minutes.
  2. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Cook and stir for 2-4 minutes or until sugar is melted. Spread on foil to cool.
  3. Place salad greens in a large bowl. Combine the oil, mustard, salt and remaining vinegar and sugar; drizzle over greens and toss to coat.
  4. Arrange the greens, pear slices and pecans on six salad plates. Sprinkle with cheese.
Yield: 6 servings.
Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/taste-of-fall-salad
pecans, pear, greens
Salad, side dishes
American

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  1. Family Around the TableNovember 7, 2017 at 7:28 AM

    That salad looks delicious! Love all the fall ingredients!

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    1. JoleneNovember 7, 2017 at 11:09 AM

      Me too! I'd gotten boxed into thinking of salad as a summer food. this was such a nice take on it.

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  2. ValNovember 7, 2017 at 9:55 AM

    Your fall box looks so fun and the salad looks delicious!

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    1. JoleneNovember 7, 2017 at 11:10 AM

      I cannot wait to get into some of the other stuff. I have a love/hate relationship with pie crust, but this really makes me want to master it :)

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