Pear Salad with Raspberry Cream

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living mag.- Persis Schlosser

Serves 4 people

Categories: Salad- slaw- salad dressing

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup raspberry preserves
  • 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1/8 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 4 firm, ripe pears
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 head Bibb lettuce, torn
  • 1 small head romaine lettuce, torn
  • 1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
  • 1/2 cup fresh raspberries

Directions

  1. Whisk together first 4 ingredients. Set dressing aside.
  2. Peel pears, if desired; quarter pears. Brush with lemon juice.
  3. Arrange lettuce on 4 plates. Arrange pear quarters over lettuce. Drizzle with dressing; sprinkle with cheese, bacon, and raspberries.

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