January 22: Pear and Feta Cheese Salad

Here is another great salad for you to try. 

6 to 8 cups chopped romaine lettuce

2-3 pears, chopped

1 c dried cranberries

1 c chopped pecans or walnuts

8 slices bacon, crisp-cooked an crumbled

4 to 6 oz feta cheese, or blue cheese, or Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled

Poppy seed dressing, homemade or commercially prepared
Balsamic Vinaigrette, like Newman's Own Light Balsamic

In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce, pears, cranberries, pecans, bacon and cheese. Drizzle generously with poppy seed dressing and then with balsamic vinaigrette. Use about a   70/30 ratio with the dressing. Toss all ingredients together.