A Peach of a Salad
Ingredients
- 2-3 slices cooked crispy bacon
- 8 cups crisp salad greens
- 1 ripe fresh peach
- 2 oz. bleu or gorgonzola cheese
- 1/4 cup candied walnuts*
- light vinaigrette
- *Candied Walnuts Pecans or Almonds
- 2 cups pecan halves walnuts or sliced almonds
- 1 T real butter
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in olive oil over medium low heat. Add nuts and brown sugar.
- Cook and stir until nuts begin to brown and caramelize.
- Season with salt to taste. Watch carefully to avoid burning nuts. Turn nuts out onto wax paper to set. Store cooled nuts in a jar in the pantry. Makes 2 cups
- Divide greens between 2 large salad bowls.
- Peel and slice peach.
- Top greens with peach slices, bleu cheese, walnuts, and crumbled bacon.
- Drizzle lightly with vinaigrette and serve.