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This Party Salad: Pear Gorgonzola Salad with Plum Vinaigrette

This Party Salad: Pear Gorgonzola Salad with Plum Vinaigrette
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
50 min
Serves
10
Calories
157 kcal
Carbs
7.00 g

Ingredients

  • 1 poundbaby lettuce greens
  • 2 cupsthinly sliced red pears
  • 1 cuprough chopped pecans
  • 4 ouncescrumbled Gorgonzola cheese
  • 1 cupplum vinaigrette
  • 1 cupfresh plums
  • 1 cupwater (to cover)
  • 1/2 cupapple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cupsolive oil (light)
  • 1/4 teaspoondijon mustard
  • —salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the chopped plums and water on high until they come to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer and reduce for about 20-30 minutes. Cool.

  2. 2

    Combine plum sauce with vinegar, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper in a mason jar.

  3. 3

    Create the salad in a large bowl combining all the baby lettuces with the pears, pecans, and cheese.

  4. 4

    Shake up the dressing and pour 1/2 on the salad. Toss well.

  5. 5

    Add more dressing if desired.