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Fall Harvest Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups lightly packed mixed baby greens
  • 1 firm but ripe Bartlett pears do not peel, quartered lengthwise, cored, and cut into long, thin slices
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 140 g soft goat cheese can subsitute blue cheese
  • 1/3 cup toasted or candied walnuts (see below)
  • Taste of the Okanagan Cranberry Pear Vinaigrette

Candied Walnuts

  • 1 cup walnut halves/pieces
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions
 

For the Candied Walnuts

  • Heat a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat, add 1 cup walnuts, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 Tbsp butter.
  • Heat over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. When the sugar mixture starts melting, stir constantly until all sugar is melted and nuts are coated.
  • Transfer immediately onto a sheet of parchment paper and separate the nuts right away. Once the coating hardens transfer them to a bowl and set aside for your salad.

For the Salad

  • Place the mixed greens, onions, and pears in a large bowl.
  • Shake the dressing and pour over the salad. Toss to coat evenly.
  • Arrange the salad in a large serving bowl. Scatter the cranberries, nuts and crumbled goats cheese over the top. Serve immediately.