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Pear And Cranberry Chopped Salad is for Salad.

Pear And Cranberry Chopped Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Pear And Cranberry Chopped Salad takes 5 minutes to cook.

Pear And Cranberry Chopped Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Pear And Cranberry Chopped Salad are:

1 medium cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/2 inch dice (about 1 1/4 cup)
3 T extra virgin olive oil
3 T sherry vinegar
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch pieces (about 1 cup)
1 ripe but firm pear cut into 1/4 inch pieces (about 1 cup)
1/2 small red onion, minced
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 head romaine, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (about 3 cups)
4 oz blue cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup pistachio nuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
Ground black pepper

Here is how you make Pear And Cranberry Chopped Salad:

1. Combine cucumber and 1/2 t salt in colander set over a bowl and let stand 15 minutes.2. Whisk oil and vinegar together in a large bowl. Add drained cucumber, bell pepper, pear, onion, and cranberries; toss and let stand at room teperature to blend flavors, 5 minutes.3. Add romaine, blue cheese, and pistachios; toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper and serve.Copyright: America's Test Kitchen, 2012Serving Size: Serves 4 as a light entree or 6 as a side dishNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TCRAFFA.

The nutritional information for Pear And Cranberry Chopped Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 247.5

• Total Fat: 17.1 g
• Cholesterol: 14.2 mg
• Sodium: 267.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 7.2 g