this Healthy Pear Almond Salad is so fresh and has an oil free dressing free option! the pear and almonds give a sweet-ness and crunch, everything you need in a salad!Â
this is SO un-related to this Healthy Pear Almond Salad but do any of you have dogs that WILL NOT go out in the rain?
it's raining pretty steady here and it's already the afternoon and my pups won't go out to pee! they refuse! they stand there and look at me like? yo mom, you crazy if you think I'm goin out there! 😉
seriously not to sound even more CRAZY but I even picked them up and went out there holding an umbrella over them!!! I know insane right? turns out, the umbrella FREAKED them out! they ran in so fast! 😉 LOL
I guess they are just gonna hold their pee... (they havn't went out since last night!)
anyways on to this salad! I LOVE salads in the summer! this Healthy Pear Almond Salad has an option for two different dressing options one is lemon and one is and oil option... I personally prefer the lemon option because I am not a huge fan of dressing and the extra fat it adds to such clean and healthy salads (with the exception of some pretty awesome avocado ones I see people make, that's on my to-try list) but... with that being said I also know I'm kinda weird and most people would die without dressing! 😉 so that's why I included 2 options here!
the pear in this salad adds a really nice sweet flavor especially if your pear is ripe! I believe the riper they are the more sweet-ness they have.  Anyone know if that's true or not? it really does taste like it so that's what i decided to believe 😉 The almonds give a really nice crunch and a source of good fat's to this salad! and the green onions/scallions (from our garden by the way! 😉 pictures will be coming soon! ) give a nice POP of un-expected flavor!
this salad is definitely one of my favorites right now !
I hope you try this salad and love it as much as I did!
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Healthy Pear Almond Salad
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups of lettuce (I used romain but whatever you have on hand will work)
- 1 small pear chopped into tiny chunks
- ¼ cup almonds chopped up
- green onions/scallions to sprinkle on top
- optional dressings:
- squeeze ¼- ½ of a lemon on top for a simple and really tasty CLEAN dressing (my preference)
- option 2:
- combine 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ lemon squeezed into olive oil
- pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- first start by washing your lettuce if it is not pre-washed
- in a large bowl combing your lettuce, pear, almonds and green onions/scallions
- option 1 for dressing:
- squeeze the lemon juice on top the salad (my reference light and clean)
- option 2 for dressing:
- for the dressing combine 2 tablespoon olive oil with ¼ of a lemon squeezed in the mixture, a pinch of salt and pepper
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen
This healthy pear salad looks so delicious - I love a bit of sweet fruit in my salad! I would love to eat this for lunch 🙂
tworaspberries
girl it was de-lish! you would love it! happy wednesday!
Linda @ Veganosity
Haha! My little pups don't like the rain but they are troopers and will go outside to do their business. They just squat with their ears back and look at me wondering why I hate them. Poor babies. They get treats when they come inside and a towel rub, which they love. 🙂
This salad looks so healthy and fresh. I don't like a heavy salad dressing either, so this is perfect for me.
tworaspberries
lol so funny! if only they knew we didn't do it on purpose! (the rain) 😉 ... and thanks Linda it was totally YUM with the lemon juice! 😉
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
Our family dogs when I was growing up didn't like going out in the rain or snow either. We would sometimes have to carry them outside too 🙂
I love adding fruits to salads! This looks delicious! The pears sound fantastic with the almonds in here!
tworaspberries
so funny! 😉 and I totally agree fruit in a salad give a perfect sweet-ness! thanks Kelly 😉
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
Oh what a pretty salad, Michele! I love the idea of combining pears and almonds. Sounds delish!
tworaspberries
thanks Gayle! it was super yummy pears+almonds is a great combo! 😉
Mallory
This looks absolutely delicious! Gotta try this one!
tworaspberries
it was super YUM 😉 definitely try it! thanks girl!
mira
This is such a gorgeous salad! Pinning! My dog doesn't like the rain 🙂
tworaspberries
thanks for the pin girl! 😉 hope you had a beautiful day!
Nichole
YUM! I love fresh lemon and over pears..? I can't wait to try this salad! In other news, yes my pups refuse to go out in the rain - they are so super spoiled, lol!
tworaspberries
lemon add so much flavor to things right! 😉 your going to love it! ... and hahaha i know mine are totally spoiled too!
Mir
This is the time of year when I so badly WANT salad. Especially with nuts and fruit. So delicious!
tworaspberries
right! warm weather just makes you crazy cooler foods! 😉 thank Mir 😉
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron
What a GORGEOUS salad!! I absolutely love pears and almonds and your simple dressing sounds perfect!!
tworaspberries
me too, I love them! 😉 thanks Chelsea!!!
Alex Caspero MA,RD (@delishknowledge)
Gorgeous salad! And yes, as a pear ripens more of the starch converts to sugar- so it tastes more sweet! beautiful looking salad!
tworaspberries
wow! good to know thanks for telling me 😉 and thanks so much Alex 😉
Harriet Emily
Now this is one beautiful salad! I looove pears and almonds, and they work so perfectly together! I will definitely have to make this. Thank you so much for such a great recipe!
★★★★★
tworaspberries
you will love it! so sweet and crunchy! thanks Harriet 😉