Add a Pear to my Salad?

CassandraEldridge
CassandraEldridge Posts: 56 Member
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I brought a salad for lunch... and I also brought a pear.

My salad is lettuce, onion, green pepper, mozzarella cheese, roma tomato, & zesty italian dressing.

Should I add the pear to my salad?

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  • harribeau2012
    harribeau2012 Posts: 644 Member
    absobloodylutely
  • kender54
    kender54 Posts: 58 Member
    I love fruit on salad, especially with vinegar based dressing, so I say Yes! Most definitely.
  • LiveLoveLift67
    LiveLoveLift67 Posts: 895 Member
    Absolutely ! I love putting fruit in my salads....when i use fruit i dont use the dressing.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I probably would eat the pear on the side. If the salad had bacon, cheddar, pecans and a sweeter-type vinaigrette, I'd throw the pear in.

    But the flavor profile of your current salad just doesn't seem to complement a pear.

    But that's just me... do what you want! :happy:
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    My staple (read, almost daily) salad is mixed greens, yellow tomatoes, strawberries, pear, craisins, blue cheese, and strawberry balsamic vinaigrette. So good.
  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
    I wouldn't...the green pepper and pear aren't a complimentary flavor profile...My most requested salad is a poached pear in dry red wine with cinnamon and cloves over mixed greens and Camembert cheese, candied bacon crumbles and red wine vinaigrette...
  • CassandraEldridge
    CassandraEldridge Posts: 56 Member
    Sounds like I should just leave it out. Maybe next time I'll use my raspberry vinagrette dressing Sans onion/green pepper and try it.
  • harribeau2012
    harribeau2012 Posts: 644 Member
    you could slice it on the side and have a nibble along with your salad - if it's bleugh you leave the rest for afterwards!
  • CassandraEldridge
    CassandraEldridge Posts: 56 Member
    you could slice it on the side and have a nibble along with your salad - if it's bleugh you leave the rest for afterwards!


    ^This is exactly what I did.... In case your wondering, I actually liked it and added the pear to the salad.
    :blushing:
  • harribeau2012
    harribeau2012 Posts: 644 Member
    you could slice it on the side and have a nibble along with your salad - if it's bleugh you leave the rest for afterwards!


    ^This is exactly what I did.... In case your wondering, I actually liked it and added the pear to the salad.
    :blushing:


    HURRAH!!! I LOVE fruit in a salad - unless it's grapefruit which was put on this earth to destroy me.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    On topic with the whole 'fruit in salad' thing, I hate canteloupe (sp?). DETEST IT. Then my friend made a mixed green salad with onions, strawberries, the dreaded melon, a delicious sweet/tangy dressing, and some sort of seedly bits...and it was heavenly. I couldn't believe what I was eating. Everything complimemted each other so perfect, that I realised I couldeloupe if the conditions were right.

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