Years ago my friend made a salad and brought it to a potluck. This had to be over 10 years ago. Since then I have seen many versions of this salad, and I myself had made many different versions. But for Christmas I am always asked by my husband’s family to bring this salad.
-A bag or two of Spring Mix
-A pear or two (chopped into pieces)
-Walnuts (chopped)
-Blue Cheese
-Balsamic Vinaigrette
Mix all the ingredients together. Using as many nuts and as much blue cheese as you would like to make a good balance.
You might be able to tell in the photo of my salad, I did not use spring mix. I used a bag of heart of romaine and some baby spinach. I didn’t use walnuts, I used pecans. I also didn’t take the picture with the dressing on because I didn’t want to toss it until we were ready to eat it even though we were going somewhere not far from San Jose.
It is a great salad. I sometimes use apples instead of pears. Whatever you have on hand is good to use. I like to use walnuts or pecans, I have tried another nut, but I am sure it would work out.
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