Bibb Lettuce Salad with Persimmons and Candied Pecans

Name: Bibb Lettuce Salad with Persimmons and Candied Pecans
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce (purchased or homemade); 1 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 1 tablespoon honey; 1 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar; 1 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 2 heads of Bibb lettuce, coarsely torn; 1 4 Fuyu persimmons, peeled, sliced; 1 1 cup (generous) crumbled blue cheese; 1 Candied Pecans

From the kitchen of Carly

Silky Bibb lettuce meets sweet persimmons and tangy blue cheese in this elegant fall salad. A cranberry-lemon vinaigrette ties everything together, while candied pecans add the perfect textural crunch. Sophisticated enough for dinner guests, easy enough for a weeknight.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

13/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce (purchased or homemade)
11/4 cup fresh lemon juice
11 tablespoon honey
11 tablespoon golden brown sugar
16 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 heads of Bibb lettuce, coarsely torn
14 Fuyu persimmons, peeled, sliced
11 cup (generous) crumbled blue cheese
1Candied Pecans

Instructions

Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl; whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Mound lettuce in center of 8 plates. Top each with persimmon slices, then drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with cheese and Candied Pecans.