A beautiful crunchy Fall pear salad. Easy to make and a great side dish for any Fall entree.
My beloved Mac Book Pro fell ill a few weeks ago, so off to the Apple store for repair. Back home, and in just a few minutes, it started to go haywire again, so back it went. Ipad, I love ya, but you’re no replacement for a full blown computer. You’re rather rascally to type a post on, but with a blog deadline upon us, you’ll do in a pinch. Wait a minute? Where’s the card reader to upload a photo?
Enough of my sad story… I’ve been on a pear/blue cheese snack binge for a couple of months, and it seems I can’t get enough of this sweet juicy fruit and have even recently declared it my favorite.
This recipe reminded me of an apple salad that my mom used to make, so couldn’t resist giving it a try. Mayonnaise and celery and beautiful crunchy chunks of pear…yes please. Bob and I loved the creaminess, the crunchiness and the sweet/savory flavor combination of this wonderful salad. This has been saved in my database for a side dish to enjoy time and time again. Thank you Suzanne for this recipe.
Fresh Crispy Pear Salad
Ingredients
- 3 Pears cut into 1″ pieces
- 1/4 cup mixed Dried Fruit such as raisins, currants, cherries
- 1/8 cup sliced Almonds toasted
- 1 stalk Celery split and chopped into 1/4″ pieces
- Dressing
- 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Sugar optional
- 1 teaspoon White Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh cracked Black Pepper
- Pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Combine pears, dried fruit, almonds and celery in a medium sized bowl. In another bowl, add ingredients for dressing and whisk smooth. Pour over fruit and stir gently until all ingredients are completely incorporated. Chill for about an hour before serving.
Nutrition
Fresh Crispy Pear Salad …It’s what’s for a Side Dish.
Scrolling down through all my emails and discovered I missed this. I love pears, so just had to stop by. And am i so out of it that I haven’t seen this new look? i guess I am, so I just want to tell you that I like it a lot!
We loved this recipe Abbe. Hope you give it a try.
This looks fresh and delicious! I’m with you on the iPad, it’s not easy to work with sometimes.
Glad to hear I’m not the only one. Thanks for stopping by.
Poaching in wine is something I want to try. They always looks so pretty.
I love pears! And they’re wonderful in salads. This looks top rate — thanks so much for this.
Thanks John.
What a delicious salad! Love the combination of flavors and textures!I have all the ingredients in the fridge…..will be making this one today! Thanks for visiting my blog!
I hope you like it Erica. We thought it was really good.
Yum! one more delicious thing to do with pears. This will be a lovely addition to a salad buffet or potluck with the ladies.
Absolutely SeattleDee!
What a beautiful salad, great combination. Love this!
Thanks Cheri. We both really liked this recipe.
Yum, what a great recipe selection, Lea Ann. This reminds me of a Waldorf Salad, one of my favorites.
Thanks Cathy.
Oooh, sounds like a Waldorf which I haven’t had in ages! I love pears do I might like this even better than the apple version.
Great SRC choice!
I think next time I make it I’ll use walnuts or pecans. Thanks Nazneen.