GORGONZOLA, APPLE, CHERRIES, PECANS & BACON SALAD WITH A SWEET BALSAMIC DRESSING!

By Peggie

Ingredients

• SWEET BALSAMIC DRESSING:
• 1 bag spring salad mix
• 1 bag romaine
• 3 oz bag of Oscar Mayer real bacon (or make your own – I often 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
• * you can add more or less of each ingredient, do what you like!
• 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
• Whisk dressing ingredients until sugar and oil are blended

Preparation

Step 1

Toss all salad ingredients in a bowl.

Whisk dressing ingredients until sugar and oil are blended.

Toss salad with dressing & enjoy!