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Pecan-Pear Tossed Salad

Name: Pecan-Pear Tossed Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh raspberries; 3/4 cup olive oil; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper; SALAD:; 4 medium ripe pears, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 8 cups torn salad greens; 2/3 cup pecan halves, toasted; 1/2 cup fresh raspberries; 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

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Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

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8 servings

To save time, I prepare the ingredients and dressing the day before, then combine them just before serving. This salad has become a star at family gatherings. Once, when I forgot to bring it, dinner was postponed so I could go home and get it! -Marjean Claassen, Sedgwick, Kansas

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons fresh raspberries
3/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper
SALAD:
4 medium ripe pears, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons lemon juice
8 cups torn salad greens
2/3 cup pecan halves, toasted
1/2 cup fresh raspberries
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions

Press raspberries through a sieve, reserving juice. Discard seeds. In a bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, sugar, pepper and reserved raspberry juice. Toss pear slices with lemon juice; drain.
In a salad bowl, combine the salad greens, pears, pecans and raspberries. Sprinkle with cheese. Drizzle with dressing.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 337 calories, 28g fat (4g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 82mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 5g fiber), 3g protein.

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