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 Add Alessi Pear Infused White Balsamic Vinegar to cart
• 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

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