Fall Pear Salad Recipe

Fall Pear Salad Recipe

  • 6 slices Safeway SELECT Bacon
  • 3 large firm-ripe red pears
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach, rinsed and crisped
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms, rinsed and thinly sliced
  • Ginger Dressing:
  • 1/2 cup minced crystallized ginger
  • 1/4 cup Safeway SELECT Verdi Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/4 cup Safeway SELECT Verdi Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  1. In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, cook bacon until brown and crisp, turning often. Drain on paper towels. When cool, crumble.
  2. Core pears and cut each into 16 wedges; mix fruit with lemon juice.
  3. On a platter or 8 salad plates, arrange spinach and mushrooms; top with pear slices and juice.
  4. In a small bowl or a 2-cup measure, mix ginger, olive oil, vinegar, and pepper. Moisten salad with dressing; top with crumbled bacon.
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