Take-out Tuesday, Grape and Pear Salad with Pecans, Cranberries and Bleu Cheese
This salad is made with a little of this and a little of that
from what I had on hand in the pantry and fridge
Red and green seedless grapes, candied pecans,
dried cranberries, bleu cheese crumbles, and pears
It’s tossed with a Maple Mustard dressing
for a sweet and savory delicious salad!
It’s fast and easy too
Everything pictured here is pretty much always
in my refrigerator and pantry
Put romaine {or lettuce of choice} in a bowl
and cut the pear slices* in thinner slices
*if you’re using fresh pear, you can leave the skin on if you want to
and cut it into thin slices
Then cut them into smaller pieces
Put it on top of the lettuce
Wash the grapes and cut in half
Put the grapes in the bowl
Add the rest of the ingredients
If you want to make a grand presentation,
serve the salad like this and then toss it at the table
I tossed it a couple of times and then dressed it
and tossed it again
I keep Maple Mustard dressing on hand too,
it’s good on so many salads
Pear and Grape Salad with Pecans, Cranberries and Bleu Cheese
Ingredients
- 8 cups romaine lettuce pieces
- 1 pear or small can of pears
- 12 red and green grapes
- 1/2 cup pecans, roasted or candied
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles
- Mustard Maple dressing to taste
Instructions
- Place lettuce into a bowl
- Cut the pear into thin slices and then cut slices in half
- Wash grapes, dry and cut in half
- Put grapes and pear pieces on top of lettuce
- Add pecans, cranberries and bleu cheese crumbles
- Toss lettuce to combine, then add dressing to taste and toss again
- Increase ingredients as needed for more servings
Notes
Mustard Maple Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp real maple syrup
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a small jar
- Shake well to mix
- Refrigerate for several hours to blend flavors
- Store in refrigerator for up to 1 month
- Double or triple recipe as needed
Enjoy!
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Sweet, salty, nutty and earthy…an explosion of flavours! That’s a terrific salad!
Thanks Angie!
Aww that look so good!
Thank you Daphsam!
I love pantry recipes and I can see why you keep that salad dressing on hand – great ingredients!
Thanks so much Bernadette!
So many yummy flavors Jenna! The maple mustard dressing sounds wonderful too! ♥
Thank you Mary, I love this dressing 🙂
Jenna, I love all of the ingredients in this delicious salad. The dressing is undoubtedly a great finishing touch. My Daddy loves pear salad and I make it often for him. I always keep pears in my pantry. I only need dried cranberries and I can make this salad for him. Happy Tuesday❤️
Thank you Pam, I hope he enjoys it!
Winner! This looks amazing. – thanks, Jenna!
Thanks Leslie Anne!
This sounds like a perfect salad to me!
Thanks Dorothy!
That looks wonderful. I have a mango that I think I could incorporate in a salad like that. Thanks for the great idea!
Sure, that would be good! I love fruit in salads~
Oh yummmm! Maple Mustard Dressing!!! I was hoping all the way through your post that you’d give us the recipe at the end, and I might have even said a little “yay” when I got to it! 🙂 We’ve fallen in love with pear salads at my house in the last few months, and now I’m dying to try it with this dressing! Thanks as always!!
Thanks Barbara, I love this dressing, it’s so easy to make too. I hope you love it too!
This pear salad looks mouthwatering with each bite! And the dressing sounds wonderful too.
Thank you Mary, I love sweet and savory salads like this 🙂
Yum Jenna….what a refreshing salad and I am going to try this recipe very soon. thank you for your wonderful recipes. Have a great week. Hugs
Thanks so much Kari, I hope you enjoy it!
OMG! What a salad. I’m drooling it looks so delicious. I’ll be trying this one. Thanks so much
Thanks Judee, enjoy!
Amazing salad, the only thing I will change, personal preference, would be to use fetta iso blue cheese as I am not a fan of blue cheese.
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Thanks so much Esme!
Oh Jenna, this salad looks so delicious and the dressing sounds divine!! I’m not sure that we have pears here right now, but no matter as I’m pinning for the summer. Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe!
Thanks Kim, I actually used canned pears and it was so good! I hope you try the dressing, it’s a staple in my house 🙂