I have plenty of fall salad recipes, and I even have a salad recipe with a cranberry vinaigrette. But this salad is just super simple and delicious. The salad itself is made of just four ingredients. And the cranberry vinaigrette has flavors of orange and balsamic vinegar in it too!
Ingredients needed:
whole berry cranberry sauce freshly squeezed orange juice olive oil balsamic vinegar white sugar fresh ginger salt mixed greens pear blue cheese chopped, toasted walnuts
How to make Pear Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette:
This is a super simple salad recipe. Whisk together all of the vinaigrette ingredients. The vinaigrette can be made ahead of time, and refrigerate until ready to use (up to one week ahead).
When ready to serve, add the salad greens, pear, cheese and walnuts to a bowl. Add the desired amount of vinaigrette, and toss. You may not wish to use all of the vinaigrette. It depends on how heavily you like your salad dressed. Plate individual servings. Enjoy!
Substitution suggestions:
Use any type of salad greens you’d like. Gorgonzola cheese or feta cheese can be substituted for the blue cheese. Use canned cranberry sauce or homemade. Try using apple in place of pear.
How to toast walnuts:
It’s easy to toast walnuts on the stove. In a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat the walnuts until browned and fragrant, stirring occasionally, about 2 to 5 minutes.
Here are a few more recipes featuring walnuts that you might like to try:
Walnut Meltaways Chocolate Chip Walnut Brownies 5-Minute Caramel Walnuts Honey Walnut Shrimp Chinese Chicken and Walnut Salad
