Pear And Prosciutto Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 ripe pears
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 (6 ounce) bag baby spinach
• 1 (3 ounce) package thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into strips
• 1/2 cup glazed pecans

Recipe

• 1 cut pears in half and core them.
• 2 peel one pear half, chop into cubes and place in a blender with the vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. puree until smooth. with the blender running add the olive oil; set aside.
• 3 cut remaining (unpeeled) pear halves into thin slices and place into a large bowl with the spinach.
• 4 pour the dressing over the top and gently toss.
• 5 place greens and pears onto each plate.
• 6 top each with 1/4 of the prosciutto, candied pecans and serve.