ROASTED BACON-WRAPPED PEAR SALAD WITH VINAIGRETTE

Roasted Bacon-Wrapped Pear Salad with Vinaigrette image

Provided by By Cheri Liefeld

Categories Entree

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons maple-flavored or real maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
5 tablespoons olive oil
3 Bosc, Anjou or Red pears
3 oz chèvre (goat) cheese
6 slices bacon
1 tablespoon maple-flavored or real maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 cups mixed salads greens
1/2 cup pecans, toasted, chopped

Steps:

Heat oven to 425°F. Place rack on cookie sheet.
In small bowl, beat vinaigrette ingredients with whisk until well blended; set aside.
Cut pears in half; remove core. Stuff each pear half with heaping tablespoon cheese. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each pear half. Brush pears with 1 tablespoon maple syrup; sprinkle with pepper. Place on rack on cookie sheet.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until bacon is cooked.
On each salad plate, place 1 1/3 cups of salad greens. Drizzle each with vinaigrette; sprinkle with pecans. Place 1 pear half on top of each.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving