Baby Greens With Maple Dijon Dressing

Submitted by Rita1652

"Baby Greens topped with Mushrooms, Pine Nuts, Bacon, cheese and apples topped with Maple Dijon dressing."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 7 ounces baby greens
• 4 button mushrooms, sliced
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄3 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1⁄3 1/3 cup monterey jack cheese or 1/3 cup blue cheese
• 1 small Red Delicious apple, diced

• dressing

• 1⁄4 cup light olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup salad oil
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons dijon-style mustard
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup half-and-half
• 1 dash salt
• 1 garlic clove

directions

1. Place ingredients in bowl starting with the first thought to the last.
2. Blend together all dressing ingredients. Add a teaspoon more of vinegar or mustard if you like a sharper taste. The dressing gets better overnight and keeps for 4 to 5 days. Top salad with Maple Dijon dressing.

Reviews

[Demandy]

This salad was delicious! Guests raved over it and I don't even really like salad but could eat this for a while meal I think. Dressing really has a light sweet tangy flavor with the dijon and the maple.

 

[kokeshi doll]

I made the dressing but not the salad as yet. The dressing is delicious and the sweet and tart flavors are just to my liking. I lowered the fat content considerably and made this vegan by omitting the olive oil and half and half, and substituting Silk coffee creamer for both. Silk has just 1 gram of fat per tablespoon, while oil has about 14 grams. Not sure of the fat content of half and half but Silk has much less. I will be using this on a salad of spinach leaves, mandarin oranges, apple slices, spiced pecans and red onion.

 

[Happy Harry 2]

Oops, almost forgot to rate this! Must be honest and tell you that I made the maple dressing but use it on a different green salad. Not a big thing cause it was and is this marvelous sweet and tangy dressing that is to die for! With the dressing I used apple cider vinegar which I highly suggest for health reasons as well as flavor. Well, Ms. Rita, again, a winner!

 

[Jan in Lanark]

A great salad dressing- am resubmitting as I made an error in original review. The half and half made it very creamy. Used it on a salad of baby spinach, mesclun, green onions and radishes from the garden with the addition of pine nuts, bacon bits and chunks of old cheddar. Thanks Rita for a dressing I will use frequently

 

[ellie_]

Very good salad which although we had as a side with hot dogs would also be great as a lunch salad with some muffins or bread. The only change I made was instead of button mushrooms (couldn't find any) I used 4 regular mushrooms and a bit more pine nuts. Thanks for sharing!