Caesar's Wife's Salad

Tender Greens, Ripe and Unhurried

There is a certain elegance in a salad that doesn't try too hard. This one arrives quietly — fruit and greens and toasted nuts arranged without fuss, dressed in something bright and gently sweet. The pear balsamic does what the best vinaigrettes do: it balances rather than dominates, letting each element hold its own. It's the kind of salad you return to not because it dazzles, but because it feels like a small and honest pleasure — the sort of thing worth making slowly, even when there's no reason to rush.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cups Alessi Pear Infused White Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Alessi Garlic Puree
• 1 tablespoon plain low fat yogurt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons light brown sugar
• 3/4 cups Alessi Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 teaspoons Alessi Sea Salt
• Alessi Freshly Ground Black Peppercorns
• 1 head of lettuce
• 1-2 pears, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch red grapes, halved
• 1/3 cups Alessi Pine Nuts, toasted
• Parmesan cheese shavings

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix together vinegar, garlic, yogurt, and brown sugar.
2. Add oil in a slow steady stream and whisk until blended.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Pour dressing over romaine lettuce and toss.
5. Divide onto individual salad plates and garnish with pear slices, grapes, pine nuts, and Parmesan shavings.