Apple-Pear Salad with Maple-Pecan Bacon |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
8 thick bacon slices |
1/4 cup maple syrup |
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans |
2 (5-oz.) packages gourmet salad greens |
1 large bartlett pear |
1 large gala apple |
1 cup halved seedless red grapes |
4 ounces gorgonzola cheese, crumbled |
cranberry vinaigrette |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°. Place a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Dip bacon slices in syrup, allowing excess to drip off; press pecans onto both sides of bacon. Arrange bacon slices in a single layer on rack, and bake 20 minutes; turn bacon slices, and bake 5 to 10 more minutes or until browned and crisp. Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes. Cut bacon crosswise into 1-inch pieces.
2. Place salad greens on a serving platter. Cut pear and apple into thin slices; toss with salad greens. Top with grapes, cheese, and bacon.
3. Serve salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette.
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