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Pear and Spinach Salad

Nothing rounds out a meal better than a well-made salad. This spinach salad would be great alongside roasted pork or a filling soup. This recipe was featured as part of our Fall Ingredients photo gallery.

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Ingredients

number of servings
1
  • 14 red onion thinly sliced Added to
  • 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard Added to
  • 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar Added to
  • 2 tablespoon water Added to
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil Added to
  • 1 tablespoon Between Added to
  • 12 teaspoon Kosher salt Added to
  • 12 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Added to
  • 5 Cup baby spinach Added to
  • 1 medium bosc pear quartered and thinly sliced Added to
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Directions

25 min.
1. Step

Place onion in a small bowl of ice water and let sit for 0 minutes.

2. Step

Meanwhile, place mustard, vinegar, water, oil, honey, salt, and pepper in a medium nonreactive bowl and whisk until combined.

3. Step

Strain onion from ice water, pat dry, and place in a large nonreactive bowl. Add spinach, pear, and tablespoons of the dressing and toss until evenly coated. Taste, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, and add more dressing as desired.

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