Balsamic Pear Salad

I made a salad yesterday that actually turned out to be pretty delicious. In my hurry, I neglected to take any pictures (will you please forgive me?).

Pictures or not, the recipe was too good not to share.

Balsamic Pear Salad

Ingredients:

• 5 oz. bag of Mixed Greens
• 1 Pear
• 1/4 of a small Red Onion
• 1/4 cup Walnuts
• 1/4 cup Cashews
• Ground Black Pepper
• 3 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
• Olive Oil

Directions:

1. POUR bag of Mixed Greens into a large bowl.
2. DICE the pear into small cubes. ADD to the bowl.
3. THINLY SLICE the Red Onion. ADD to the bowl.
4. CHOP nuts and ADD to the bowl.
5. GRIND fresh Pepper over the Mixed Greens.
6. POUR the Balsamic Vinegar over the Mixed Greens.
7. DRIZZLE the Olive Oil over the Mixed Greens to taste.
8. MIX and SERVE.

Here’s a photo from the website I found the original recipe and what her salad looked like…

Notes:

If you don’t have a pear, Mandarin orange slices or strawberry would also be tasty options. Further possible additions to the salad could be crumbled/shredded cheese or even avocado slices.

Enjoy!

Credit: Recipe adapted from Tried-and-True Cooking with Heidi. Photo from Tried-and-True Cooking with Heidi as well.

Helpful Household Hints

Everyone has their own household tips and tricks that they’ve picked up over the years. Maybe you’ve learned a great way to do something from your mother or your grandmother. Maybe you read a handy tip in Good Housekeeping that you’ve kept in your arsenal.

Well, I have a few tricks up my sleeve too and I thought I’d do a little series of Helpful Household Hints to share them with you guys.

Helpful Household Hint #1: Extending the Shelf-life of Nuts

Nuts are expensive and I usually take awhile to finish a package. I don’t want them to go to waste by going rancid. So, to keep nuts fresher a little longer, I put my nuts in the freezer. The great thing about freezing nuts, is they don’t freeze like liquids do. Just take the bags out of the freezer and the nuts are ready to go. No defrosting needed.

What tricks do you use around your household to make life a little easier or to fix the boo boos once they happen? Please share!

Credit: Photo taken by me.