Baby Green Salad with Pears, Honey-Roasted Nuts and Shaved Parmesan

(from salonx’s recipe box)

This scrumptious salad is brimming with fresh greens, sliced pears, ruby-red cranberry dressing, crunchy nuts and Parmesan cheese. Thinly sliced apples make a great substitute for the pears in this salad.

POINTS® Value: 4
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Source: weightwatchers.com

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: salad

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup canned cranberry sauce, whole-berry or jellied
  • 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/8 tsp table salt, or to taste
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
  • 8 cup mixed baby greens
  • 3 medium pear(s), ripe, cored and thinly sliced
  • 2 oz honey-roasted almonds, walnuts or pecans (about 6 Tbsp)
  • 6 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, shaved (use a vegetable peeler to get shavings)

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together cranberry sauce, vinegar, water, oil and mustard; season to taste with salt and pepper.

  2. Place greens in a large serving bowl. Add dressing, pears, cheese and nuts; toss to mix and coat. Scatter shaved Parmesan on top. Yields about 1 1/3 cups per serving.

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