"Got this one from Southern Living--great for a formal dinner and sure to impress."

Ingredient :

• 12slices bacon (Oscar Mayer ready to serve bacon)
• 3large pears, peeled and quartered
• 6cups mixed salad greens
• ²⁄₃cup pecans, toasted
• ²⁄₃cup shaved parmesan cheese
• apple-ginger vinaigrette

Directions :

• Wrap one slice of bacon around each pear quarter, and secure with a wooden pick. Place pear quarters on a wire rack in a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Bake pears at 350°F for 10 minutes.
• Arrange salad greens on 4 serving plates, and sprinkle evenly with pecans and Parmesan cheese. Place 3 pear quarters on each salad, and serve with Apple-Ginger Vinaigrette.
• Note: For testing purposes only, we used Oscar Mayer Ready to Serve Bacon.