Tangy Pear Salad
I know I’m not the only one who does this – open the fridge, take out a bunch of random items, open the pantry, see what else you can find (nuts, dried fruit, honey) – all the while, trying to figure out how to make it work together. Well, that’s how this salad came about. And you know what? I like it. It treads on the strange side, I admit, but it’s really delicious and helped me push past the ”salad wall”. Oh ya, the salad wall is a real thing. It usually happens after X amount of days of eating salad for lunch and then blah – if you have one…more…bite…you just can’t. That’s when your salad needs a makeover, do-over, move over intervention. Try this!
The sweetness of pear, raisins, and carrots mixed with the tang of lemon juice, and the slight bitter of dark leafy greens works well together and is all together quite the palate pleaser.
Enjoy!
Tangy Pear Salad
- Total Time: 15
Description
Tangy vinaigrette over fresh, fruity pears, grated carrots and sultana raisins – for an enjoyable lunch or side salad.
Ingredients
- 4–6 cups of mixed leaf lettuce (baby arugula, baby spinach, red tip lettuce leaf)
- 2 pears – peeled, cored and sliced thinly
- 1/3 cup peeled, grated carrots
- 1/3 cup of sultanas raisins
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 4 tablespoons virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon raw sugar (optional)
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- pinch of salt
- fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, layer lettuce, onions, carrots, pears, and raisins.
- Make the dressing by combining oil, vinegar, raw sugar, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
- Pour vinaigrette over salad and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
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Well what a lovely find your blog is….I was looking for a quick lunch idea and along came this thankyou!! p.s. love you to check out my blog sometime! xx
Thank you Helen, I’m glad that I could be of service!! I will definitely check out your fashion blog – I like that you are focused on affordable fashion pieces, that is much more realistic for most people 🙂 Thanks for visiting.
Thanks for the great recipe! I look forward to making it as soon as I get some pears ;P It looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it! And yes the salad wall is real!!!
Hahaha, I’m glad I’m not the ONLY one that has hit the salad wall 😉 Thanks, I hope you enjoy it Nala.
Mmm, this sounds good. I like the mix of lime flavor with the sweetness of the pears and raisins- great idea! Also these photos are gorgeous. Love your styling 🙂
Thank you Christy!! I’ve bookmarked a few of your recent posts from your updates on facebook, but haven’t had a chance to read them. I’m looking forward to a quiet moment to catch up 🙂
I absolutely love your recipe! I am writing vegetarian recipe round ups on my blog in 2018 (to encourage people to try meatless monday- everyone has to start somewhere) and would love to feature you. You can check out my blog (for beginner environmentalists) at sunshineguerrilla.com. Is it alright if I share this link to your recipe?
Hi Barbara, thanks so much! Please feel free to share the recipe with credit. Happy holidays!