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Pear Salad with Honey Cinnamon Dressing

By Erin · September 6, 2016 · Updated August 28, 2019 · 10 Comments

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Enjoy this simple fall-inspired Pear Salad topped with bacon-wrapped dates, figs, walnuts, and a warm honey cinnamon dressing. 

Pear Salad | This fall-inspired pear salad is topped with fresh figs, walnuts and a simple honey cinnamon dressing | thealmondeater.com

Is everyone feeling refreshed after the long weekend?! Sunday got the best of me and, between you and me, I’m still trying to get ahead on recipes since I got behind while in Italy. So, similar to last week, I’m posting today instead of yesterday. Forgive me? I’m making up for it by giving you an awesome fall-inspired pear salad recipe. 

If you’re like me, you spent the weekend eating “cook out” food, aka burgers and chips and ice cream, so this salad is just what WE need. Yes, “we”. Rude to assume? Nah. After all, we could allll use a few more salads. Besides enjoying a cook out at my moms house, I also got to try the brand spankin’ new NatuRoll Creamery in Lawrenceville (you maybe saw this on my Instagram story). SO COOL. Have you ever tried a rolled ice cream place? It takes a LOT longer, but I liked being able to see the process of the ice cream being rolled. 

…aaaand here I am talking about ice cream instead of salad. *shock* 

Pear Salad with Cinnamon Dressing 1

Pear Salad | This fall-flavored salad is topped with pears, fresh figs, bacon-wrapped dates, and a tasty dressing! | thealmondeater.com

This pear salad was the result of me, along with eeeeeveryone else I know, seriously craving fall food. Give me ALL the pears and figs and cinnamon everything please. Not only is it topped with pears, but it’s also topped with walnuts, gruyere cheese (<—my new fav!), figs, bacon-wrapped dates and a honey cinnamon dressing that’s made up of—wait for it—just honey and cinnamon. Mind blowing, I know. Salad dressings aren’t my forte, but this one is ON POINT (<—do people still say that?). 

I opted to eat the pears as-is, but feel free to caramelize them with a bit of cinnamon sugar on a skillet if you want warm pears. …now I’m wishing I would have done that. 

Oh! And I ended up using a mixture of spinach and arugula, but it’d be just as good using solely spinach or arugula, depending on what you have on hand. 

Pear Salad | This fall-flavored salad is topped with pears, fresh figs, bacon-wrapped dates, and a tasty cinnamon dressing! | thealmondeater.com

Now, let’s eat some SALAD. 

Pear Salad with Honey Cinnamon Dressing

Print Rate
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: The Almond Eater

Ingredients

  • 1 cup spinach or arugula
  • 1 bartlett pear chopped
  • 4 pitted dates
  • 2 slices of bacon
  • 2 tbsp crushed walnuts
  • 1 tbsp gruyere cheese
  • 1-2 figs
  • Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Heat the honey and cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  • Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Place lettuce on a plate and add chopped pear, walnuts, cheese, and figs.
  • Once the dressing starts boiling, reduce to a simmer and continuously stir until the cinnamon has completely dissolved.
  • Once the bacon is cooked, place on a paper towel for a minute or two before cutting each piece in half, and then wrapping them over the dates.
  • Add the bacon-wrapped dates to the salad and then pour the dressing overtop.
  • Enjoy!

 

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  1. AvatarKelly Scallion says

    September 7, 2016 at 7:59 am

    These kind of salads are my favorite! I love the combo of flavors. I just ate breakfast and now I already want lunch haha.

    Reply
    • ErinErin says

      September 13, 2016 at 8:15 am

      Yes! That’s exactly what I wanted to happen. Thanks Kelly!

      Reply
  2. AvatarLes @ The Balanced Berry says

    September 7, 2016 at 12:57 am

    This salad is EXACTLY what I need! I have been in a major cooking/salad rut, and this salad just has all of the best things on it.

    Reply
    • ErinErin says

      September 13, 2016 at 8:15 am

      Girllll me too. I’ve made this salad twice and both times it’s been exactly what I needed (aka an actual salad)

      Reply
  3. AvatarGiGi Eats says

    September 6, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    THIS IS TOTALLY A FALL salad!!! Would be awesome to pair with all of the Thanksgiving staples!

    Reply
    • ErinErin says

      September 13, 2016 at 8:14 am

      Yes yes agreed! Thanks friend.

      Reply
  4. AvatarShashi at RunninSrilankan says

    September 6, 2016 at 9:49 am

    Erin, I like how you say hello to fall – because those bacon wrapped dates have my name all over them! And LURVVVE your pairing of them with figs and pears and figs and walnuts and oooh that honey cinnamon dressing!!! It is indeed mind-blowing that that dressing is made of honey and cinnamon – so seriously “ON POINT”

    Reply
    • ErinErin says

      September 13, 2016 at 8:13 am

      haha thanks Shashi! Honey and cinnamon are the BEST.

      Reply
  5. AvatarBethany @ athletic avocado says

    September 6, 2016 at 7:17 am

    I’ve been craving fall foods since the beginning of summer lol! This salad is fall perfection! Those bacon wrapped dates are a wonderful addition 🙂

    Reply
    • ErinErin says

      September 13, 2016 at 8:12 am

      Fall foods should be a ‘thing’ year round! Thanks Bethany 🙂

      Reply

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