Garden Salad With Cranberries, Pine Nuts, And Bacon

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 5 cups mixed baby greens or 5 cups mesclun
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes or 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, toasted
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 whisk together vinegar and oil and add salt, pepper and mustard until it is well blended.
• 2 toss with the baby greens or mesclun until the leaves are nicely coated.
• 3 toss again with the tomatoes.
• 4 place salad portions in bowls, garnish with a small amount of red onion, sprinkle with crumbled bacon, toasted pine nuts, and dried cranberries; serve.