Mixed Greens Salad with Pear & Bleu Cheese

Serves 2

• 3 cups Spring Mix (or your choice of lettuce mix / mixed greens)
• Cherry / Grape / Teardrop Tomatoes
• 4 Tbsp Crumbled Bleu Cheese
• 1/2 Anjou or Bartlett Pear, julienned
• Toasted Pecans, optional

Pear & Raspberry Vinaigrette

• 1/2 Anjou or Bartlett Pear, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. Seedless Raspberry Preserves
• 1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp. Herbs de Provence
• about 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
• Salt & Pepper, to taste
• Water or Apple Juice

To Prepare the Vinaigrette:

1. In a blender, combine pear, preserves, lemon juice, and HdP.  Process until smooth.  (You may need to add water or apple juice 1 tsp. at a time if the mixture is too thick)
2. With blender still running, stream in the oil until emulsified and thickened.
3. Season to taste with Salt & Pepper and reserve

For the Salad:

1. Toss Spring Mix, tomatoes, and julienned pears with enough dressing to coat, but not make soggy or overly wet.
2. Cut larger tomatoes in half and arrange on salads, along with some of the toasted pecans.
3. Crumble the bleu cheese over the salads and serve with additional vinaigrette on the side.