Mary's Best-Ever Salad ~ My Most Requested Salad Recipe



Mary's Best-Ever Salad ~ My Most Requested Salad Recipe , .


Today I am sharing my most requested salad. If you like the ingredients below, you will LOVE this salad. Gorgonzola, apple, cherries, pecans and bacon, with a sweet balsamic dressing. Trust me, you…


Today I am sharing my most requested salad. If you like the ingredients below, you will LOVE this salad. Gorgonzola, apple, cherries, pecans and bacon, with a sweet balsamic dressing. Trust me, you…

Total Time: 20 Minutes, Servings: 6 Servings

Ingredients :
  • 1 bag spring salad mix
  • 1 bag romaine
  • 3 oz bag of Oscar Mayer real bacon (It’s best to make your own bacon – but I almost always cheat – applewood smoked bacon is awesome with this salad)
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
  • 1 large granny smith apple, chopped
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans or almonds
  • 5 oz Gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbled
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar
  • 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard (or a little squeeze of yellow or Grey Poupon mustard)
  • Few twists of fresh cracked pepper Or use 1/8 tsp of reg ground pepper



Instructions :
  • Whisk all the ingredients together, until sugar and oil are blended. It takes a few minutes for the oil and sugar to blend. Keep whisking….it will blend.
  • You can substitute dried cherries with dried cranberries and sub Gorgonzola/blue cheese with goat or feta cheese.
  • The dressing is easy to adapt by adjusting the amount of sugar. If you like less sweet, add a little sugar at a time until you reach desired sweetness.
  • Some people have made the dressing with olive oil and enjoyed the results. I have not used olive oil so I am unable to tell you if it changes the taste of the salad. If you want to use olive oil, make a small batch to taste test.
  • Chop the apple right before serving to prevent it from browning.
  • Top with chicken (grilled is wonderful) for a meal.



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Today I am sharing my most requested salad. If you like the ingredients below, you will LOVE this salad. Gorgonzola, apple, cherries, pecans and bacon, with a sweet balsamic dressing. Trust me, you…