Pear, Walnut and Roquefort Cheese Salad

(makes 6 servings)

Ingredients for vinaigrette:

• ½ cup canned whole-berry cranberry sauce
  
  


• ¼ cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
  
  


• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  
  


• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  
  


• 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
  
  


• ¼ tsp salt
  
  

Ingredients for salad:

• 4 cups salad greens
  
  


• 2 ripe pears, cored and sliced
  
  


• 2 tbsp fresh-squeezed orange juice
  
  


• 1 small red onion, sliced
  
  


• ⅓ cup Roquefort cheese, crumbled
  
  


• 2 tbsp walnuts, coarsely chopped
  
  

Preparation:

• Whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients In a medium-size bowl.
  
  


• Arrange salad greens on six plates. Toss pear slices with the 2 tbsp of orange juice then divide pears and onion slices among the salad plates on top of greens.
  
  


• Top each serving evenly with crumbled Roquefort cheese and walnuts.
  
  


• Drizzle each plate with vinaigrette to desired amount.
  
  

Make 6 Servings:

Weight Loss Recipes Amount Per Serving(1/6 of recipe (113 g)): 158 Calories, 6 g Protein, 17 g carbohydrates, 3 g Dietary Fiber, 9 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 44 mg sodium