Peppered Pear Celebration Salad

• 2-1/2 cups cubed day-old French bread
• 5 cups torn mixed salad greens
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup seedless red grapes, halved
• 1/4 cup pistachios
• 1/4 cup dried cherries
• 2 medium pears, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 1 tablespoon seedless raspberry preserves
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped shallot
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Place bread on a
2. ; bake at 350u0b0 for 5-8 minutes or until toasted, stirring once. Cool. Place in a salad bowl. Top with greens, onion, cheese, grapes, pistachios and cherries.
3. Place pears in a small bowl; sprinkle with pepper and toss to coat. Add pears to salad.
4. Whisk the vinaigrette ingredients; drizzle over salad and gently toss to coat. Serve immediately.

bread, red onion, blue cheese, red grapes, pistachios, dried cherries, ground pepper, olive oil, sherry vinegar, seedless raspberry preserves, fresh gingerroot, shallot, salt

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/peppered-pear-celebration-salad/ (may not work)