Name: Holiday Dinner Party Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 pears; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 5 oz spring mix lettuce; 1 orange (peeled and cut into wedges); 2 small cucumbers (thinly sliced and curled); 1/4 cup pomegranate arils; 2 oz white cheddar cheese (cut into small cubes); 4 oz candied pecans; 5 tbsp orange juice; 2 tsp honey; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper

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Holiday Dinner Party Salad

This salad will be perfect for your next holiday get together!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: christmas, holidays, vegetables

Ingredients

Caramelized Pears

2 pears
2 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoon brown sugar

Salad

5 oz spring mix lettuce
1 orange peeled and cut into wedges
2 small cucumbers thinly sliced and curled
¼ cup pomegranate arils
2 oz white cheddar cheese cut into small cubes
4 oz candied pecans

Dressing

5 tablespoon orange juice
2 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Slice the pears in 8 slices each and remove the core. Melt butter in a skillet on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pear slices in 1 layer. Cook 5 minutes, flip, sprinkle on brown sugar, cook 5 minutes, flip, add ¼ cup water, and cook 5 more minutes. Turn the heat off and allow the pears to cool.
For the dressing, mix all ingredients until well blended.
On a large platter, place a small bowl in the center for the dressing. Build the salad around the bowl in this order: lettuce, pears, orange wedges, cucumber ribbon curls, pomegranate arils, cheese, and pecans.