Pear salad with goat cheese and maple vinaigrette
A perfect option for lunch salad as you can whip it up in less than 30 min.
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 pears
- 2 handful of greens
- 60 g cream goat cheese
- 4 slices smoked bacon
- 3 tbsp pecans
- 2 tbsp dried cranberries (without added sugar)
Maple vinaigrette
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ garlic clove (minced)
- salt to taste
- pinch of pepper
Instructions
- To prepare your maple vinaigrette, combine all the ingredients in a jar, and shake it up until mixed. Alternatively, whisk all the ingredients in a small bowl.
- Use a dry frying pan to roast the bacon over a medium heat until slightly brown and crispy. Set the bacon aside on a paper towel to remove the grease.
- Using a dry frying pan, toast the pecans.
- In two medium bowls place your greens, diced pears, goat cheese, cranberries, toasted pecans, and finely chopped crispy bacon. Pour half of the maple vinaigrette over the salads and taste, add more if needed.
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