Apple--Pear Salad With Maple-Pecan Bacon

• 8 slices bacon . i used uncured turkey thigh bacon (thickly sliced)
• 14 cup maple syrup
• 1 12 cups pecans, finely chopped
• 2 (5 ounce) packages salad greens
• 1 bartlett pear, large
• 1 apple, Gala, large
• 1 cup red grapes, seedless, halved
• 4 ounces gorgonzola, crumbled
• 1 cup cranberry sauce, whole-berry
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 12 cup orange juice, fresh
• 14 cup balsamic vinegar
• 14 cup olive oil, light
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, light
• 2 teaspoons ginger, fresh, grated
• 12 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place a lightly greased wired rack in an aluminum foil-lined 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan.
3. Dip bacon slices in syrup, allowing excess to drip off; press pecans onto both sides of bacon.
4. Arrange bacon slices in a single layer on rack, and bake 20 minutes; turn bacon slices, and bake 5 to 10 minutes more or until brown and crisp (Turkey bacon does not take this long).
5. Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes.
6. Cut bacon crosswise into 1-inch pieces.
7. Place salad greens on a serving platter.
8. Cut pear and apple into thin slices, toss with salad greens.
9. Top with grapes, cheese, and bacon.
10. Make Cranberry Vinaigrette: Whisk together cranberry sauce, orange zest, orange juice, vinegar and olive oil, brown sugar, ginger, and salt in a medium bowl until blended and smooth.
11. I used an immersion blender.
12. Serve and enjoy.

bacon, maple syrup, pecans, salad greens, bartlett pear, apple, red grapes, gorgonzola, cranberry sauce, orange zest, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar, ginger, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-pear-salad-with-maple-pecan-bacon-524858 (may not work)