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Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad is for Salad.

Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad are:

1 firm red or green pear
1/2 packet of Truvia or Splenda
.25 cup slivered almonds
1 oz of feta cheese
4 Cups of baby Green Spinach


Salad Dressing:
2 Tbsp. of apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. dried cranberries
1 Tbsp. honey or molasses
1/2 Tbsp. of yellow mustard or Dijon
1Tbsp.of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

In a blender or with a fork,
combine remaining cranberries, vinegar, honey and mustard. Blend until smooth. Season with salt & pepper. With blender running, add 2Tbsp. of olive oil in a slow stead stream.

Here is how you make Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad:

Preheat oven to 450Place parchment paper or butter on a baking pan. Core pears and cut into 8 wedges: toss with sugar/truvia and place on baking sheet. bake 15 minutes until soft and browned on undersides. Transfer to a waxed cool paper.Place almonds on an ungreased baking sheet and toast 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in half the cranberries.In a bowl toss spinach, half almond mixture, vinaigrette to taste. Divide amongst bowls, top with pears and almond mixture. Serve immediately.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHELBSYD.

The nutritional information for Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 97.0

• Total Fat: 3.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
• Sodium: 89.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 4.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Roasted Pear and Spinach Salad is Vegetarian