Orange, Blue Cheese, and Pecan Spinach Salad

Name: Orange, Blue Cheese, and Pecan Spinach Salad
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, crumbled blue cheese; 1/4 cup, extra virgin olive oil; 1 , orange zest strip (3 inches) from 1 orange; 1 tablespoon, juice from 1 orange; 1 , shallot, minced; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, white vinegar; 1 , (10-ounce) bag curly-leaf spinach, stemmed and torn into bite-sized pieces; 1/2 , apple, cored and chopped (see note); 1/4 cup, pecans, toasted and chopped; , Salt and pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2008

A bacon dressing tastes great, but we wanted a fresher approach to this typically rich, heavy salad.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 30 minutes

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