*Fall Salad*

I made this salad for supper club & LOVED it.  The salad dressing was hands down my favorite vinaigrette I have made for this time of the year.  I highly recommend it!

Sorry I forgot to take a picture :-(

 

Dressing Ingredients:

1 small shallot, finely diced

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

2 teaspoons maple syrup

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Combine all ingredients in a hand blender/blender/food processor until smooth.

 

In the salad I did romaine lettuce, fresh shaved parmesan, 2 red pears (peeled & sliced), & candied pecans.

 

I served the salad with the butternut squash & spinach lasagna rolls & French bread. 

 

For appetizer I did my bacon wrapped chicken bites appetizer(I recommend marinating these overnight).  I felt like I needed to do some sort of meat so the guys wouldn't be bothered by the meatless entrée :-)  And, I did an apple crumb for dessert w/vanilla bean ice cream. 

 

Original salad dressing recipe is found here.  The original recipe has different types of lettuce, but I went with romaine since that is always a good bet with a large group of people.