Apple, Grape and Bacon Salad with a Strawberry Vinaigrette

The fresh fruit is coming in and now is the time to take advantage of it and start whipping up some interesting new salad combos. I first had this salad when I moved to central Jersey except it had a raspberry dressing on top. I happen to only have strawberries in the house so I decided to switch it up and make a strawberry vinaigrette. The apples with the bacon and blue cheese add a little extra punch of flavor to this salad and the sweetness of the dressing adds another flavor dimension.

Ingredients:

Spring salad mix

Red grapes

Granny smith apple sliced

Bacon cooked crisp

Blue cheese crumbled

Nuts such as pecans or walnuts

Vinaigrette:

1/2 pint of strawberries sliced in half

1/4 cup olive oil

3T white balsamic vinegar

1 level T. sugar

salt and black pepper to taste

(Yields 8 servings of dressing)

Method:

Toss the salad ingredients together and set aside. In blender or food processor blend together the ingredients to make the vinaigrette. Pour over salad, toss and serve!