Hello, I am Denise. I met Stina, Carissa, Kelli and Celeste at my most bragged about Job…telemarketing! It was a fun Job because of the people we worked with and I did love it at the time. Stina had me over to her apartment for fun activities and I knew I wanted her as a roommate! I moved in with Stina and a few other awesome girls. I had a blast! I married my hubby, Josh, in 2002 and moved right to Oregon to work in the family business. I am a stay at home mom of 3 very active and crazy girls. Life is crazy, entertaining, stressful, but always fun! I am in love with new recipes, especially when they turn out to look like the pictureJ Baking is my true passion, although I am always trying to lose weight! Ughh, they don’t mix well ;) Oh and I am a vegetarian…although my family LOVES meat! I do post recipes of meat after having my hubby and a few honest friends taste test the recipes. I cook meat (mostly chicken) each night. I need recipes and hate using the same ones each week. I also like to stalk cooking blogs and am obsessed with restaurant knock off recipes! I cannot think of embarrassing stories…just the pictures below!!! Good times…Good times!
Okay, to me recipe. I never thought I would fall in love with a tossed green salad until Carissa posted Janean's salad. I make that salad all the time, love it! My hubby and family are pretty sick of it though :( I found this salad on pinterest and it made my mouth water. I tried it and love it! I have made it 5 times and managed to forget to take a picture. We eat it too fast! Try this baby, you and your hubby will love it (it has bacon in it)!
Autumn Chopped Salad
Courtesy http://www.espressoandcream.com/
(Photo Courtesy of Richard Swearinger)
6 to 8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
2 medium pears, chopped
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped pecans ( I had candied ones in my pantry that we used...yum!)
8 slices thick-cut bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled (do I need to add that I had this on the side!)
4 to 6 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
Poppy seed Salad Dressing (I used Newman's Own)
Balsamic Vinaigrette (I used Newman's Own Light)
Instructions
On a large platter, combine the lettuce, pears, cranberries, pecans, bacon and feta cheese. Drizzle generously with poppy seed dressing, followed by some of the balsamic vinaigrette. (I would estimate that I used about a cup of dressing: 70 percent poppy seed dressing and 30 percent balsamic vinaigrette) If you prefer your salad to have more dressing, feel free to experiment with the combination.
**half the recipe if you are not making for a crowd
4 comments:
You can tell we're real grownups when salads make our mouths water. This one looks fantastic! Chopped salads are the best and easy for kids to eat. I know mine will munch this one down. Thanks!
(And I'm glad you can't remember any embarrassing stories...the Hjelm girls seem to have no problems with that!)
Oh my!! I can't wait to try this salad! It looks so yummy!!!
I fell in love with chopped salads a few years ago in Vegas. They are so easy to eat! This looks amazing! Can't wait to give it a go!
Made this for our Halloween dinner with the Pearsons and it is soooo good! I loved the mixture of the dressings on it and the pecans and pears and feta.... I devoured the left overs!!
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