Elegant Cranberry Pear Salad

Name: Elegant Cranberry Pear Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 9 cups torn red leaf lettuce; 1 medium pear, chopped; 1 small red onion, halved and sliced; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese; 1/3 cup dried cranberries; 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted; DRESSING:; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds; 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield 12 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This salad recipe, with its combination of fresh ingredients and crunchy walnuts, is quick to make yet looks very classy. —Irene Fenlason, Helena, Montana

Ingredients

9 cups torn red leaf lettuce
1 medium pear, chopped
1 small red onion, halved and sliced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
DRESSING:
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions

In a large serving bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine dressing ingredients; shake well. Just before serving, shake dressing and pour over salad; toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 169 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 73mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

This salad recipe, with its combination of fresh ingredients and crunchy walnuts, is quick to make yet looks very classy. —Irene Fenlason, Helena, Montana

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