Mary's Most Requested Salad with Sweet Balsamic Dressing

By cindyandmojo

Ingredients

• 1 bag spring salad mix
• 1 bag romaine
• 3 oz bag of Oscar Mayer real bacon (or make your own)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries (or cherries)
• 1 large granny smith apple, chopped
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans or almonds
• 5 oz Gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbled

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from sweetlittlebluebird.com

Preparation

Step 1

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

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

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

Great with grilled chicken tossed on top for a meal.

MARY'S SWEET BALSAMIC DRESSING

1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbls good balsamic vinegar
1/8 tsp dry mustard (or a little of yellow or Grey Poupon)
few twists of fresh cracked pepper. Or use 1/8 tsp reg ground red pepper

Directions

Whisk all ingredients together, until sugar and oil are blended. Takes a few minutes to blend, keep whisking.