Dried Cranberry & Pecan Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Are you looking for a way to spice up a regular salad recipe? Try this super-easy, flavorful dried cranberry and pecan salad with poppy seed dressing!
Dried Cranberry & Pecan Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
- Prep Time
15 min
- Total Time
15 min
- Servings
4
- Difficulty
Super Easy
Ingredients
Salad:
- 8 cups butter lettuce or mixed greens
- ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 2 pears, thinly sliced
- ¼ onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup Fresh Gourmet Cranberries and Glazed Walnuts topping
- Fresh Gourment’s Pecan Pieces and Sliced Almonds (garnish)
Poppy Seed Dressing:
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- ¼ tsp paprika
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup plain oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the sugar, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, oil, and apple cider vinegar until well combined. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, blue cheese crumbles, sliced pears, and sliced onion.
- Sprinkle the Fresh Gourmet Cranberries and Glazed Walnuts over the salad.
- Drizzle the poppy seed dressing over the salad just before serving. Toss gently to coat.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
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