Mixed Greens with Pear, Goat Cheese, Cranberries and Walnuts

This is my new favorite salad!  You decide how much you want of each ingredient.  It's not that hard!

Mixed Greens with Pear, Goat Cheese, Cranberries and Walnuts

Salad
50/50 Spring Greens and Spinach
Pear, sliced thin or diced
Honey infused Goat Cheese, crumbled
Dried Cranberries
Candied Walnuts, chopped up (or pecans!  I like these better.)

Dressing
1/3 part cinnamon pear flavored balsamic vinegar ( I used about 2 T.)
2/3 parts olive oil (I used about 1/4 c.)
1 t. honey or more if you are making a larger batch of dressing
1/2 t. dijon or more if you are making a larger batch of dressing
salt and pepper

Alternate Dressing

Don't have cinnamon pear flavored balsamic?  Try this dressing.  I actually like it better than the above!

3 T. apple cider vinegar

2 T. olive oil

1 T. honey

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. dijon mustard

1/8 t. salt

Layer all ingredients in a bowl.  I like using a low, wide bowl--better distribution and presentation!

Drizzle your desired amount of dressing on the top or serve it on the side.

YUM!

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I used Trader Joe's dried cranberries and Trader Joe's candied walnuts.
I have found honey infused goat cheese at Trader Joe's and our local grocery store, Mariano's.
I get the cinnamon pear balsamic from our local olive oil emporium

Chicken and Sausage Flatbread

We went to Schlafly's Brewery in St. Louis last weekend and had this great appetizer.  I duplicated it at home with ingredients we like.

Chicken and Sausage Flatbread

1 thin pizza crust
2/3 c. or so of jarred alfredo sauce
2/3 c. diced cajun flavored chicken breast. diced
1 chipotle & jack fully-cooked chicken sausage, sliced thin
crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 c. or so shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 c. grated parm cheese

Spread alfredo sauce on crust.  Add the diced chicken and sliced chicken sausage.  Sprinkle on some crushed red pepper flakes.   Combine the mozzarella cheese and parm cheese.  Sprinkle over the top of the pizza.

Cook at 450 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.  If you have a convection oven, turn the fan on the last couple of minutes to get nicely toasted cheese top.

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I used Paul Newman's Alfredo Sauce.  Garlic Alfredo Sauce would be good, too!
I used Johnsonville fully cooked chicken sausage