Pear Salad

We love the addition of fruits to our salads and since pears are available now I wanted to use them in a salad. The food critic really liked this salad dressing, I stored it in a glass jar to use for the rest of this week.

Holler of Tinned Tomatoes is hosting No Croutons Required - The Fruit Edition this month. This is my entry.

Pear Salad

Fresh baby salad greens
Pears, cored and sliced (skin on)
Parmesan cheese, shaved
Chopped Walnuts
Lemon juice

Sprinkle pears with a small amount of lemon juice and set aside. Arrange salad greens on plate/bowl. Arrange pears over top. Sprinkle with some chopped walnuts and shaved Parmesan cheese. Drizzle salad dressing over top.

Maple Salad Dressing

1/4 cup Ohio Pure Maple Syrup, warmed
1 1/2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Whisk maple syrup, cider vinegar, olive oil and salt together and drizzle over salad. Season liberally with freshly ground pepper.

Salad dressing courtesy of Rachel Ray.

Summer Fruits

“Fruits each in its season, are the cheapest, most elegant and wholesome dessert you can offer your family or friends, at luncheon or tea ~ [Mary Virginia Terhune (1875)

Fruit Salad with Honey-Lemon Dressing

Another hot and muggy day here in NE Ohio, I am not cooking or baking! This simple and flavorful medley of fruits with honey-lemon dressing is as much effort as I am willing to extend today.

4 to 5 cups fresh fruits

Honey-Lemon Dressing Recipe

2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp. honey
1 Tsp. fresh ground cinnamon

Whisk together and pour evenly over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.



Grace, of A Southern Grace, is hosting a "beat the heat" blogging event. The only rule for this event is you cannot turn on the oven, this is my entry for beating the heat.