Apple-Pear Salad With Maple-Pecan Bacon
- 8 thick bacon slices
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
- 2 (5-oz.) packages gourmet salad greens
- 1 large Bartlett pear
- 1 large Gala apple
- 1 cup halved seedless red grapes
- 4 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0. Place a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Dip bacon slices in syrup, allowing excess to drip off; press pecans onto both sides of bacon. Arrange bacon slices in a single layer on rack, and bake 20 minutes; turn bacon slices, and bake 5 to 10 more minutes or until browned and crisp. Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes. Cut bacon crosswise into 1-inch pieces.
- Place salad greens on a serving platter. Cut pear and apple into thin slices; toss with salad greens. Top with grapes, cheese, and bacon.
- Serve salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette.
bacon, maple syrup, pecans, gourmet salad greens, bartlett, apple, red grapes, gorgonzola cheese
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/apple-pear-salad-maple-pecan (may not work)