Pear and Cranberry Salad #Cranberry Week

Tender baby spinach topped with pear slices coated in a lemon vinaigrette sprinkled with dried cranberries and shredded parmesan cheese is a great start to all your fall festivities.

This is the first day of Cranberry Week.........



Caroline of Caroline's Cooking invited the members of the Festive Foodies to join her in celebrating all things cranberry.  We will be sharing fresh cranberries, frozen cranberries, dried cranberries, juiced cranberries.  Any and every kind of cranberry you can imagine will be featured.

It's Cranberry Week! See all the other delicious cranberry recipes being shared today (and follow #cranberryweek to see even more):

• Cranberry & Brown Sugar Glazed Turkey Meatloaf from Savory Moments
• Cranberry Butter from Daily Dish Recipes
• Cranberry Curd Pie from The Redhead Baker
• Cranberry Glazed Meatballs from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip from Sweet Beginnings
• Cranberry Orange Marmalade from Books n' Cooks
• Cranberry Prosecco Punch from Our Good Life
• Cranberry Salsa from The Freshman Cook
• Cranberry Swirl Mini Cheesecakes from Our Crafty Mom
• Cranberry Walnut Bread from Palatable Pastime
• Easy Homemade Cranberry Vanilla Liqueur from Family Around the Table
• Homemade Granola Recipe (with cranberries & coconut) from Caroline's Cooking
• Jalapeno Cranberry Bombs from Cookaholic Wife
• Pear and Cranberry Salad from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Polar Espresso Cookies from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Roasted Maple Bourbon Cranberry Sauce from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Sugared Sparkling Cranberries from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Tart Cherry Cranberry Sauce from The Spiffy Cookie

I'm starting out today with a first course salad, returning Wednesday with a main course dish that starts with leftovers and finishing up on Friday with a cocktail.  All of which will feature the amazing cranberry.  

You may also be interested in some of the other Cranberry recipes I have shared.  Some of my favorites are this Creamy Squash Soup with Cranberry Puree, this Cranberry Jam with Bacon and Onions and this Caramelized Cranberry Cake.

#cranberries, #pears, #spinach, #salad, #vegetarian,

Salad, Starters, First Courses

American

Yield: 6 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Pear and Cranberry Salad

Tender baby spinach topped with pear slices coated in a lemon vinaigrette sprinkled with dried cranberries and shredded parmesan cheese is a great start to all your fall festivities.

prep time: 10 Mcook time: total time: 10 M

ingredients:

• 6 oz. baby spinach leaves
• 2 pears, halved, cored and sliced lengthwise
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/4 c. olive oil
• 1/2 c. dried cranberries
• 1/2 c. shredded Parmesan cheese

instructions:

How to cook Pear and Cranberry Salad

1. Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper in a small bowl.  Add the pear slices and toss to coat.
2. Layer the spinach leaves onto a platter.  Arrange the pear slices on top and drizzle any remaining dressing over the top.  Scatter the dried cranberries and cheese over the salad and serve.

Calories
190.51

Fat (grams)
11.15

Sat. Fat (grams)
2.44

Carbs (grams)
21.95

Fiber (grams)
3.26

Net carbs
18.69

Sugar (grams)
15.84

Protein (grams)
3.64

Sodium (milligrams)
183.68

Cholesterol (grams)
4.80

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