Winter Salad With Maple Pumpkin Dressing
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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Dressing
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup pumpkin seed oil
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Salad
- 1 head frisee
- 3 cups Baby Spinach
- 1 pear, cored and sliced thinly
- 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries
- 1⁄4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
- 2 tablespoons chevre cheese
directions
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Make Dressing:
- Place the vinegar, syrup, soy sauce, shallots, garlic, mustard and salt in a small bowl. Mix together.
- Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking constantly. Do the same thing with the pumpkin seed oil.
- Set aside or refrigerate for longer storage.
- This makes about 1 cup of dressing.
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Salad:
- Break the frisee into small pieces and place in a bowl with the spinach. Toss to mix.
- Divide the greens between 4 plates.
- Top each plate with 1/4 of the pear. Sprinkle with cranberries and pecans.
- Crumble about 1/2 T. chevre on each plate and drizzle with the dressing.
- Serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JillAZ
Cave Creek, 0
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