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Warm Pear Salad Recipe

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Pear slices tossed with salad greens, red onion and blue cheese are drizzled with tangy raspberry vinaigrette in this refreshing salad. After enjoying a similar dish at a restaurant, I came home and worked up my own version. My family declared it a winner. -Marjorie Zalewski, Toledo, Ohio

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8-10 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Ingredients

3 large ripe pears, cut into 1/4-inch slices
6 cups torn mixed salad greens
6 slices red onion, separated into rings
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup sunflower kernels
RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE:
1/2 cup Crisco® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, thawed
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste

Directions

In a nonstick skillet, saute pear slices for 2-3 minutes on each side or until tender. On salad plates, arrange the greens, pears, onion, blue cheese and sunflower kernels.
In a blender, combine the vinaigrette ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Drizzle over salads. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 243 calories, 15 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 206 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Warm Pear Salad published in Taste of Home August/September 2002, p39