Red Leaf, Pear, And Walnut Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 4 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon poppy seed
• salt and pepper (optional)
• 10 cups red leaf lettuce, rinsed and well-drained and coarsely chopped
• 2/3 cup walnut pieces, toasted
• 3 pears, cored, and chopped into 3/4-inch pieces (or slice, try coring the pears by cutting in half and core with a melon baller)

Recipe

• 1 add vinegar,juice,oil, mustard, and honey to food processor or blender and pulse until well-combined. stir in poppy seeds and add salt and pepper to taste, if desired. reserve 1/4 cup of dressing and set aside.
• 2 add lettuce and walnuts to (very!) large bowl and pour remaining dressing on top, and toss to coat well. (i would add the walnuts at the end; they tend to fall to the bowl's bottom.).
• 3 divide lettuce among eight individual salad plates or borls. add pears to large bowl and toss with 1/4 cup dressing, or arrange on salads and drizzle with 1/4 cup dressing. spoon pears evenly on salads.