Harvest Fruit Salad

This salad was inspired by the best salad in the world, Cosi's Signature Salad.


Ingredients:
2 cups mixed greens
1/2 cup red seedless grapes, sliced in half
1 Bosc pair, cut in small chunks
3 Tablespoons blue cheese
1/4 cranberry walnut salad topping (found near croutons)
Sherry salad vinaigrette (recipe follows)

Sherry salad dressing:

• 1/3 cup Sherry
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

To make dressing mix first 5 ingredients in a glass jar.  Add olive oil.  Shake vigorously before dressing salad.

Directions for Harvest Fruit Salad: Use enough dressing to lightly coat lettuce leaves.  Add grapes, pears, blue cheese, and cranberry walnut mix.

Gently toss.  Salt and pepper to taste.

Refrigerate left over sherry vinaigrette.  

Recipe serves 4-6 people.