My Most Requested Salad Recipe: Gorgonzola, Apple, Cherries, Pecans & BaconSalad w/ Sweet Balsamic Dressing

By á-10254

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 bag spring salad mix
• 1 bag romaine
• 3 oz bag of Oscar Mayer real bacon (Best to make your own - but I almost always cheat)
• 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
• 1 large granny smith apple, chopped
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans or almonds
• 5 oz  Gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbled
• MARY'S SWEET BALSAMIC DRESSING
• Ingredients
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar
• 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard (or a little squeeze of yellow or Grey Poupon mustard)
• Few twists of fresh cracked pepper Or use 1/8 tsp of reg ground pepper

Preparation

Step 1

 
Sorry for the poor picture quality.  I snapped two quick pictures on my 
cell phone on my way out the door to a dinner party.



Clean lettuce, place in large bowl and top with ingredients - toss.  

Tips
-You can add more or less of each ingredient - do what you prefer.  

-To toast almonds or pecans - place in skillet on medium high heat, 
 stirring until they are toasted.

-If you plan on serving the entire salad, go ahead and add the dressing a 
 little at a time, blending until you reach desired amount.  If not,  keep 
 dressing separate and add individually.

-This salad is great with grilled chicken tossed on top for a meal.



Directions
Whisk all the ingredients together, until sugar and oil are blended.  It takes a few minutes for the oil and sugar to blend.  Keep whisking....it will blend.