Caramelized Onion, Pear, and Goat Cheese Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

Caramelized Onion, Pear, and Goat Cheese Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is a side dish that serves 7. One serving contains 248 calories, 6g of protein, and 13g of fat. For $2.33 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 787 would say it hit the spot. This recipe from Neighbor Food Blog requires olive oil, pecans, dried cranberries, and onion. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and primal diet. Overall, this recipe earns an excellent spoonacular score of 92%. Goat Cheese Pizza: With Pear Caramelized Onion, Caramelized Onion, Pear & Goat Cheese Pizza with a Gluten Free Almond Flax Crust, and Maple Pear & Goat Cheese Salad are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 7

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 40 minutes

 

Ingredients:

6 ounces baby spinach

¼ cup balsamic vinegar

¾ cup dried cranberries

4 ounces crumbled goat cheese

1 Tablespoon Dijon

1 Tablespoon real maple syrup

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 pear, sliced thin

¾ cup chopped pecans

1½ cups red grapes, halved

Salt and pepper to taste

8 ounces spring mix

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat a Tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the thinly sliced onion, toss to coat, and cook for 30-40 minutes, or until the onion is soft and caramel brown. Set onions aside on a plate.In a dry skillet over medium high heat, toast the pecans for 5-7 minutes or until slightly browned and fragrant. Remove from heat.Toss together the greens, caramelized onions, pecans, pear, grapes, cranberries and goat cheese.To make the vinaigrette, place all ingredients but the olive oil in a jelly jar, seal, and shake until well combined. Add the oil and shake again until smooth.Serve salad with vinaigrette.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat a Tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

2. Add the thinly sliced onion, toss to coat, and cook for 30-40 minutes, or until the onion is soft and caramel brown. Set onions aside on a plate.In a dry skillet over medium high heat, toast the pecans for 5-7 minutes or until slightly browned and fragrant.

3. Remove from heat.Toss together the greens, caramelized onions, pecans, pear, grapes, cranberries and goat cheese.To make the vinaigrette, place all ingredients but the olive oil in a jelly jar, seal, and shake until well combined.

4. Add the oil and shake again until smooth.

5. Serve salad with vinaigrette.


Nutrition Information:

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247k Calories
5g Protein
13g Total Fat
29g Carbs
29% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
247k
12%

Fat
13g
21%

  Saturated Fat
3g
21%

Carbohydrates
29g
10%

  Sugar
20g
23%

Cholesterol
7mg
2%

Sodium
296mg
13%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
11%

Vitamin K
125µg
120%

Vitamin A
2847IU
57%

Manganese
0.93mg
46%

Vitamin C
17mg
22%

Copper
0.37mg
19%

Folate
68µg
17%

Fiber
3g
15%

Vitamin B2
0.21mg
12%

Magnesium
46mg
12%

Phosphorus
112mg
11%

Potassium
375mg
11%

Iron
1mg
10%

Vitamin B6
0.2mg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

Calcium
74mg
7%

Zinc
0.94mg
6%

Vitamin B3
0.8mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.33mg
3%

Selenium
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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