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recipe: autumn chopped salad

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A recipe that works for vegans (ingredients 1-4 + balsamic only), vegetarians (add ingredient 5) and carnivores (add ingredient 6) with a little addition and subtraction.

How to: Autumn Chopped Salad

You will need:
6 to 8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
2 medium pears, chopped
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped pecans
4 to 6 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
8 slices thick-cut bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled
Poppy seed Salad Dressing
Balsamic Vinaigrette

1. Heat skillet (I generally don’t add oil to the pan first – the bacon releases enough grease). Lay bacon in skillet in a single layer and cook on one side until strips start to curl up. Flip slices over and cook until they’re as crispy as you like. Lay cooked pieces on a paper towel to drain fat. Repeat with remaining bacon (pour off fat inbetween batches). Rough chop once cooled.

2. In a large bowl combine lettuce, pears, cranberries, pecans, bacon and feta cheese (omit bacon for vegetarians / omit bacon and feta for vegans).

3. Drizzle generously with 70% poppy seed dressing followed by 30% balsamic vinaigrette (omit poppy dressing for vegans).

Enjoy!

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