Bacon Pear Salad with Romano Dressing

🧂 Ingredients

• 18 oz. bag Romaine lettuce blend
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 2 to 3 medium pears

  thinly sliced, unpeeled
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese

  shredded
• 6 slices bacon

  cooked and broken into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise

  (I used Hellmann's with olive oil)
• 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard

  (I used a honey-mustard, see note below)
• 1/4 cup Romano cheese

  grated
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
• 6 tbsp. half-and-half

  or milk (but amount will vary because of the thinner consistency of milk)
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar

  or more, if desired for a sweeter dressing

Instructions

• 1 In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce and spinach.
• 2 Soak pear slices in lemon juice.
• 3 Drain on paper towels.
• 4 Top salad blend with pears, cheese and bacon.
• 5 Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 6 Whisk dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
• 7 Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 8 Toss salad with dressing to combine; or drizzle salad dressing over top of
  individual servings just before serving.

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