
This showstopping salad is a symphony of textures and flavors: Crispy bacon mingles with creamy goat cheese while sweet pear offsets crunchy pecans. The star of the show? A sweet and tangy fig-Dijon vinaigrette. Fresh mixed greens provide the perfect canvas for this masterpiece in which every forkful delivers a delightful surprise.
4 ounce
Bacon
½ ounce
Pecans
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
1 unit
Pear
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
4 ounce
Mixed Greens
2 unit
Fig Jam
4 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
1 unit
Shallot
2 ounce
Goat Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper

Wash and dry produce.
Halve, core, and thinly slice pear. Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot. Crumble goat cheese into a small bowl; refrigerate until ready to use in Step 4.

Cut bacon* into bite-size pieces. (TIP: If you have kitchen shears, use them to cut the bacon directly into the pan!) Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring occasionally and adjusting heat if browning too quickly, until crispy, 4-6 minutes.
Turn off heat; using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate.

In a second small bowl, combine jam, mustard, vinegar, 2 TBSP olive oil (4 TBSP for 4 servings), salt, and pepper.

In a large bowl, combine mixed greens, pear, and shallot.
Add as much dressing as you like and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Divide salad between shallow bowls. Top with bacon, pecans, and goat cheese. Serve.