8 August, 2016
Apple Bacon Blue Cheese Salad

Apple Bacon Blue Cheese Salad
Ingredients
- Makes 8 cups
- Dressing:
- 2 strips thick sliced bacon, sauteed and diced
- 2 T. shallots, minced and sauteed
- 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 t honey mustard
- 1/4 t. ground cinnamon
- salt and pepper to taste
- Salad:
- 1 bag mesclun greens (5 oz.) spring mix or baby greens
- 1 braeburn apple, thinly sliced or any apple
- 1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted
- 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Saute bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to a
- paper towel-lined plate and pour off all but 1 t. drippings.
- Add shallots to skillet and saute until soft, about 1 minute.
- Whisk in apple juice concentrate, oil, mustard, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
- Remove from heat to cool slightly.
- Drizzle greens, apple, pecans, cheese, and reserved bacon with
- dressing.
- Toss and serve.
