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Apple Pecan Fall Salad with mixed greens, apple and pear slices, dried cranberries, blue cheese crumbles, and salted pecans.

Apple Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Pecans

This apple pear salad with blue cheese, pecans, and lime honey dressing is a quick 10-minute side dish for six.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Calories: 330
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Apple Pear Blue Cheese Salad
  • 6 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1 apple Jonathan, Fuji, or Gala, cut into small cubes
  • 1 pear cut into small cubes
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/2 cup salted pecans
Lime Honey Dressing
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Method
 

Apple Pear Blue Cheese Salad
  1. Place all dressing components—olive oil, lime juice, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper—into a mason jar. Secure the lid and shake vigorously until the mixture is well blended and emulsified.
Lime Honey Dressing
  1. In a large mixing bowl, toss together the mixed greens, diced apple, diced pear, dried cranberries, crumbled blue cheese, and salted pecans until evenly distributed.
  2. Present the salad with the dressing offered separately on the side.

Notes

Offer the dressing on the side when serving.