Walnut & Asian Pear Salad

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By Todd Johnson

Story Published: Mar 31, 2008 at 12:07 PM PST

Story Updated: Mar 31, 2008 at 12:07 PM PST

Ingredients

Walnut & Asian Pear Salad - 1/31/2003

12 oz. mixed field greens 2 oz. raspberries
2 oz. candied walnuts 1 oz. crumbled blue cheese
3/4 oz. julienned red & yellow peppers 1/4 julienned Roma tomato
1/4 julienned Asian pear 3 cups soybean oil
2 cups apple cider vinegar 1 cup corn syrup
3/4 cup honey 4 oz. sugar
1/4 tsp. onion powder 1/2 oz. dehydrated onion
2 tsp. garlic 2 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. kosher salt 2 tsp. dry thyme
1 1/2 tsp. dry tarragon

Directions

Wash greens and place in a bowl. Add raspberries and candied walnuts to bowl. You can buy candied walnuts or make them yourself by heating equal parts sugar and water until turning caramel, then add walnuts and spread out on a cookie sheet to cool.

Add blue cheese, red and yellow peppers, tomatoes and Asian pear slices to the bowl.

To make the citrus dressing, blend soybean oil, apple cider vinegar, corn syrup, honey, sugar, onion powder, dehydrated onion, garlic, black pepper, kosher salt, dry thyme and dry tarragon. Blend until smooth. This recipe makes plenty of extra dressing.

Drizzle 2 oz. of dressing over salad and toss well. Serves 1.

Recipe from Brian Okada, Claim Jumper

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