Bacon Pear Salad with Parmesan Dressing

 

I think pears are one of the more underrated fall flavors. I'm personally a big fan and I was very excited to find this salad on the Taste of Home website that showcased them.

 

Since I am the only person that would be eating the salad because both of my guys abhor vegetables, I made it a bit easier on myself by starting with a store bought salad mix.

 

It contained sunflower seeds and bacon, but I still fried up several more strips. It had 2 kinds of cabbage, lettuce, kale, and carrots.

 

You can definitely shred the cheese by hand but I love my rotary grater because you can directly deposit it where you want as you're grating it.

 

Nicely distributed Vermont-based Cabot Creamery Pepper Jack cheese.  I didn't measure, just spun the handle until my heart was happy.

 

 

 

I chose red pears and yellow Bartlet pears. Sliced thinly and fanned out they were so pretty. I topped the salad with half the bacon and about a tablespoon of sunflower seeds.  Do people really measure this stuff?

 

Because I am not a fan of mayo I substituted plain Greek yogurt. It's my go-to sub for mayo because it has kind of the same thickness and a bit of tang.

 

I measured all the ingredients into a Ball jar, put the lid on and shook it.  I wish I'd tripled the ingredients because the dressing is fantastic.

 

I poured the dressing over the salad and then added more bacon and sunflower seeds. I will say that this particular mix was very cabbage heavy so I would choose something else if you're not a fan.

 

Thank you so much to the other bloggers who are joining me for #FallFlavorsWeek! Make sure to go and visit them and see what they're making using the links down below!

Bacon Pear Salad with Parmesan Dressing

Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

• 2 large bags mixed salad greens *See note
• 2 medium pears, thinly sliced
• 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
• 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

PARMESAN GARLIC DRESSING:

• 1/4 cup plain Greek Yogurt
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Add salad greens to a large bowl. Top with pears, pepper jack cheese and bacon.
2. In a small bowl, whisk Greek yogurt, dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder and pepper.
3. Gradually whisk in enough milk to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat.

Notes

Slightly adapted from: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/bacon-pear-salad-with-parmesan-dressing

*I used a sunflower bacon salad mix that had cabbages, kale, lettuce and carrots.

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