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Apple Bacon and Pecan Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing

A lovely fall salad full of flavor with a sweet and zingy dressing!
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Ingredients

Salad

  • mixed lettuce greens of choice
  • Honeycrisp apple slices
  • Gorgonzola or bleu cheese crumbles
  • chopped pecans
  • cooked bacon torn into pieces

Maple Dijon Dressing

  • 1 tbsp. dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsps. pure maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/8 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme

Instructions

Assemble Salad

  • Lay clean greens on plate.
  • Layer on apples, pecans, crumbled cheese, and bacon.
  • Serve with maple dijon dressing.

Make Maple Dijon Dressing

  • Combine all ingredients except olive oil in a blender that has a top spout opening.
  • Begin blending on high and slowly drizzle olive oil in dressing while blending. This will create an emulsified dressing that stays together.
  • Serve dressing with salad. Store leftovers in fridge.