Pear Spinach Salad with Cranberry Orange Vinaigrette
An enticingly fresh, flavorful and festive salad with a delicious balance of tart and tangy with a bit of sweet and salty. It's would be perfect to serve on Thanksgiving or Christmas with it's beautiful natural colors and seasonal fruit.
For the dressing: Add all of the vinaigrette ingredients to a food processor (beginning with 1/2 tsp zest and adding more to taste as you go). Pulse until cranberries have been pureed into dressing.
Transfer to a jar, cover and chill until ready to use.
For the salad: Layer salad ingredients into a bowl. Drizzle desired amount of dressing over top (you'll likely have some left over) or top each individual serving with dressing. Serve immediately.