MARY'S BEST SALAD EVER

MARY'S BEST SALAD EVER

Ingredients

• 1 bag spring salad mix 

• 1 bag romaine 

• 3 oz bag of Oscar Mayer real bacon (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

Directions

Clean lettuce, place in large bowl and top with ingredients - toss.  

MARY'S SWEET BALSAMIC DRESSING 

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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.

Tips

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.