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Recipe courtesy of Robin Miller

Show: Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller

Episode: Quick Fix Holiday

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Pear, Toasted Walnut and Mixed Green Salad with Champagne-Cranberry Vinaigrette

Total:: 16 min
Prep:: 8 min
Cook:: 8 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

1/2 cup halved walnuts
1/2 cup Champagne
1/2 cup canned jellied cranberry sauce
1/4 cup minced shallots
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and ground black pepper
6 cups mixed lettuce greens
2 pears, cored and diced
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

Toast walnuts in a small dry skillet over medium heat (it will take about 3 minutes).

In a small saucepan, combine Champagne, cranberry sauce, shallots, Dijon mustard and oil. Whisk together. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Simmer until reduced to about 1/3 cup (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Place greens in a large bowl. Top with pears, toasted walnuts and dried cranberries. Drizzle over cranberry vinaigrette just before serving.

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Name: Pear, Toasted Walnut and Mixed Green Salad with Champagne-Cranberry Vinaigrette
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H8M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H8M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H16M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup halved walnuts; 1/2 cup Champagne; 1/2 cup canned jellied cranberry sauce; 1/4 cup minced shallots; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Salt and ground black pepper; 6 cups mixed lettuce greens; 2 pears, cored and diced; 1/2 cup dried cranberries