Pecan-Pear Green Salad

My family loves this salad! I have been making it for holiday gatherings for the past 7 years and the bowl is always empty on the way home, haha. This year was no exception, although we had a much smaller gathering it was requested and as usual the bowl was scraped clean;)

One of the great things about this salad is that it can be prepared ahead of time and will keep well in the fridge for a few days (*before the dressing is added to it) which makes it a snap to bring to a holiday gathering, potluck or take on a picnic.

Ingredients:

1 container of mixed salad greens (I prefer O Organics mixed greens)

1-2 medium ripe danjou pears (sliced into thin slices)

1 avocado (sliced into slivers or thicker chunk size pieces)

1 cup dry roasted, sugared pecans

*Additional ingredients options:

Dried Craisins or Dried Blueberries

Fresh blueberries & strawberries in lieu of pears

Feta cheese

Slices of Chicken would be excellent in this as well to add some more protein and make this more of a meal on it's own :)

Dressing:

1/2 cup olive oil

1/8 cup red wine vinegar

2 tablespoon minced garlic (or 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt)

2 tablespoon honey mustard

Directions:

Mix all salad ingredients in large bowl.

Combine all dressing ingredients (preferably in a shaker, container ingredients can be shaken to mix well), and shake vigorously for 2-3 minutes until well combined.

*If prepping ahead store salad and dressing in refrigerator separately until ready to serve.

Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to combine just before serving.

Enjoy!

Lets connect! Leave me a comment and tell me how your family likes this salad or any additions/changes you made :) Also, find me on my insta page at: thishomeschoolerslife and follow along on all our adventures! :)

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