Pear, Walnut, and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• Vinaigrette:
• 1/2 cup canned whole-berry cranberry sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice (about 1 orange)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Salad:
• 18 Bibb lettuce leaves (about 2 heads)
• 2 cups sliced peeled pear (about 2 pears)
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 1 cup (1/8-inch-thick) slices red onion, separated into rings
• 1/3 cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted

Preparation

1. To prepare the vinaigrette, place the first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.
2. To prepare the salad, divide the lettuce leaves evenly among 6 salad plates. Toss pear with 2 tablespoons orange juice. Divide pear and onion evenly among leaves. Top each serving with about 1 tablespoon cheese and 1 teaspoon walnuts. Drizzle each serving with about 2 1/2 tablespoons vinaigrette.