If there is one thing I love about living in ski country it’s the fact I can eat more. Way more.
I am always outdoors & active all day. I crave slightly heavier foods to keep me going on the slopes. Even just walking here you get a workout (living at close to 10,000 feet gets the heart a thumpin’!)
This sweet/savory salad fuels me up and gets me from bump runs to kiddo school pick up with great energy…
Let’s talk about salad. I love combining sweet fruity flavors with tangy dressings.
Smoky bacon always makes everything so much better.
Always.
I am happy to share Marzetti Simply Dressed Salad Dressings with you. They have so many wonderful flavors to choose from.
I paired their Balsamic dressing with this salad. I also enjoy their light Caesar on this.
For a sweet twist try the Strawberry Poppyseed or Pomegranate Salad flavors.
The bacon, sweet pear and berry combo is irresistible!
Give it a go…
Salad Recipe Links
- Blood Orange, Red Chard & Stilton Salad Camera and Clementine
- Festive Salad MarlaMeridith.com
- Farro Salad with Blood Orange, Kumquat & Kale Brooklyn Supper
- Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette MarlaMeridith.com
- Shaved Apple and Prosciutto Salad The Clever Carrot
- Strawberry and Arugula Salad with Grilled Halloumi The Healthy Foodie
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I want this for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner!
This salad is splendid!
Cheers,
Rosa
What a great combination! And I totally get what you’re talking about. Skiing itself is a great workout but your heartrate certainly does go up when you’re schlepping your heavy ski gear up the mountain in heavy ski boots. I’ve pinned the salad and can’t wait to give it a try 🙂
Thanks Antonia. Love that everything is a workout here!
Let’s be honest, any salad that STARTS OUT WITH BACON is a winner 🙂
That is exactly what I am thinkin Heather!
Gorgeous salad Marla! Love the flavor combinations of sweet and salty too. Can’t beat living where you love, doing what you love and eating MORE of what you love!
You got it Toni ~ it’s all good…great actually 🙂
Love the idea of bacon and blueberries!! So jealous you have so much activity built into your every day.
Thank goodness I do Liz ~ this gal has gotta keep on moving!
Beautiful salad!!
Marla, your posts are always so inspiring! Love this!
First Quinoa Stuffed Pears and now this beautiful salad…your recipes are simple and flavorful. love, love love your website!
Wow Michelle ~ thank you for such a sweet comment 🙂
love this loaded and delicious salad! pears and bacon are so weird but SO good together
Gaby, totally so weird!! Might tasty though 😉
Gorgeous Salad Marla! maybe I should move to the mountains so I can eat more…. lol!
Not a bad idea Heather 😉
This salad looks divine! I can’t wait to try it! I am just curious, did you use regular or turkey bacon?
Traci, I went with turkey bacon 🙂
Wow! I am totally intrigued by the bacon+pear combo! Want!
This is a lovely salad, Marla! Excellent combo of some of my favorite ingredients!
What a beautiful salad and I must agree that bacon does make everything better!
This salad looks amazing!
This salad is lovely, Marla! I love this combination of flavors.
wow! look at those thick chunks of bacon! this is my kind of salad! i love the sweetness you’ve got going on with the salty bite. beautiful salad, Marla!
I love anything with this sweet/salty/savory/crunchy combo! Blueberries and bacon and balsamic just screams at me!!
All of your food is gorgeous. As are your pictures. I am always amazed at how beautiful they are. I could stare at them for hours 🙂 Especially love the pears in the basket. So stunning. I think we should all move up there just for the excuse of eating more 🙂 This salad looks so perfect
Girl, you are really making my day so much brighter! The excuse for eating more is kinda fabulous huh!
This looks absolutely delicious! What a lovely combination of flavors. Blueberries are one of my favorites…Thanks for the shout out too Marla 🙂
You had me at bacon! That is one nice looking salad!
Yum!
Your photography is so amazing! The third picture of the birds eye view on the distressed wood table is just gorgeous and the pears in the bowl and the 5th picture with the depth. Beautiful.
xo, Andrea