Winter Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette
This seasonal winter salad is crisp, colorful, and easy to customize. A fresh homemade vinaigrette ties everything together for a simple yet elegant dish.
Equipment
- - Large salad bowl
- - Small mixing bowl or mason jar
- - Whisk or fork
- - Cutting board and knife
Ingredients
- **Salad**
- - 10 oz mixed greens
- - 3 pears chopped
- - 2 cups pecan halves
- - 1 cup dried cranberries
- - ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- **Vinaigrette**
- - 6 tbsp white wine or champagne vinegar
- - 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- - ½ cup olive oil
- - ¼ tsp salt
- - ¼ tsp sugar optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix greens, pears, cranberries, and pecans.
- In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, Dijon, olive oil, salt, and sugar.
- Drizzle vinaigrette over salad and toss gently.
- Top with blue cheese and serve immediately.
Notes
- Pears can be swapped for apples
- Toast pecans for extra flavor
- Dressing keeps 1–2 weeks refrigerated in a sealed jar
- Toast pecans for extra flavor
- Dressing keeps 1–2 weeks refrigerated in a sealed jar