Pear Salad with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
This pear salad with honey mustard vinaigrette is sweet, tangy, and crunchy, perfect for holidays, potlucks, or weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 cups walnuts, roughly chopped
- 16 ounces spring mix salad blend, about 6 cups
- 2 large ripe pears, thinly sliced
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup pomegranate arils
Vinaigrette
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat a dry skillet over medium heat. Add chopped walnuts and toast for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until fragrant and lightly golden. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Add the spring mix to a large salad bowl. Arrange the sliced pears, shallots, cranberries, crumbled feta, pomegranate arils, and cooled toasted walnuts over the top of the greens.
- In a small mixing bowl or glass measuring cup, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, mustard, salt, and pepper until the dressing is smooth and fully combined.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving. Use salad tongs to gently toss everything together until evenly coated. Serve immediately.