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AUTUMN SALAD

DiAnne — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:40:43 GMT

I have had this recipe hanging around for quite a while. I finally tried it last night to take to a potluck. It got rave reviews and was a definite keeper.

1 10 oz bag spring mix with spinach
1 Honeycrisp apple, thinly sliced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup whole pecans, toasted
1/2 cup cooked crumbled bacon
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup cubed red garnet yam

Dressing:
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup olive oil
2 T maple syrup
1 T dijon mustard
1 T fresh lemon juice
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper

Preheat oven to 400.

Toss cubed yams with 1 T olive oil. Spread on foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool.

Combine all dressing ingredients and chill.

In a large salad bowl add greens and toss with a small amount of dressing. Add sliced apple, chilled sweet potato, cranberries and pecans. Add a little more dressing and toss again. Sprinkle the bacon and blue cheese on top.

I had leftover dressing so the next time I make it I think I will cut it in half.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:47:54 GMT

Sounds delish. Thanks.

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:52:48 GMT

I want that for dinner ! 😋😋

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kittyloo — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 20:01:28 GMT

@DiAnne your salad sounds delish, but OMG it makes a full cup of dressing. way to much. i like your idea, cut the dressing in half. can't wait to try it.

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Spacrazy — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 20:03:42 GMT

Mmmmmm yum. Sounds delish and can’t wait to try.

Thanx for the post.

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LillyBee2 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 20:12:18 GMT

The recipe sounds delicious! I like anything with bacon and blue cheese.

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AuntG — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 20:12:30 GMT

Minus out the yam, and I'd try it.

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:28:21 GMT

@DiAnne , That dressing sounds so good, I think it would be good on a lot of green salads. I think I'll make the whole recipe.

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godi — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:51:52 GMT

Yummy yummy! Thanks for sharing.

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LoveMyBaby — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:30:36 GMT

@DiAnne

Love this recipe (i love a chopped apple in my salads). I'm sure this was a hit. I would think the yam step could be skipped and any balsamic dressing could be used if you were short on time and would still be delish. Thank you for posting, its a good one 😊

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Suzeecat — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:53:06 GMT

Definitely my kind of salad, thanks for sharing!

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ECBG — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 00:32:28 GMT

WOW! Yummy!!!!!

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HB glamma — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:04:34 GMT

So good!!! I served tonight, family in town for thanksgiving & I had a big dinner tonight.
Because some are vegetarians, I skipped the bacon & cheese. Lots of compliments

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DiAnne — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:10:36 GMT

@HB glamma wrote:
So good!!! I served tonight, family in town for thanksgiving & I had a big dinner tonight.
Because some are vegetarians, I skipped the bacon & cheese. Lots of compliments

@HB glamma

Thanks for taking the time to let me know. I am happy that it was a hit.

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RespectLife — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:31:51 GMT

@DiAnne

I have made similar salads like this but your dressing was a new one.

I used it on Thanksgiving and it was just delicious w/ the Maple Syrup!

Thanks for sharing...that dressing esp. is a keeper!

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DiAnne — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 21:34:16 GMT

@RespectLife

I received many requests for that recipe from the potluck. I was impressed by the fact it was such a "pretty" salad and really easy once you roasted the yam.

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rrpell — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:25:22 GMT

Sounds like a winner!

I’ll swap out the bacon for my favorite salad nut, toasted sliced almonds.

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RespectLife — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:31:22 GMT

@DiAnne wrote:
@RespectLife

I received many requests for that recipe from the potluck. I was impressed by the fact it was such a "pretty" salad and really easy once you roasted the yam.

@DiAnne

I have collected tons of dressing recipes. I don't buy store bottles much anymore.

But I don't think I have ever had one calling for maple syrup!

SO good!