Roasted Bacon-Wrapped Pear Salad with Vinaigrette

Ingredients

Maple-Cider Vinaigrette

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons maple-flavored or real maple syrup

1/4 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper

5 tablespoons olive oil

Salad

3 Bosc, Anjou or Red pears

3 oz chèvre (goat) cheese

6 slices bacon

1 tablespoon maple-flavored or real maple syrup

1/2 teaspoon pepper

8 cups mixed salads greens

1/2 cup pecans, toasted, chopped

Directions

1 Heat oven to 425°F. Place rack on cookie sheet.

2 In small bowl, beat vinaigrette ingredients with whisk until well blended; set aside.

3 Cut pears in half; remove core. Stuff each pear half with heaping tablespoon cheese. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each pear half. Brush pears with 1 tablespoon maple syrup; sprinkle with pepper. Place on rack on cookie sheet.

4 Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until bacon is cooked.

5 On each salad plate, place 1 1/3 cups of salad greens. Drizzle each with vinaigrette; sprinkle with pecans. Place 1 pear half on top of each.

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