Simple Salad with Goat Cheese & Pear

Inspired by my friend Tara, I whipped up this salad with goat cheese, pear, and cranberries. It's great and I love her salad dressing. It's good on everything. I know a lot of salads of this sort use walnuts, regular or candied, so I've also made it twice now with a walnut oil vinaigrette to capture the walnut flavor. Either way - it's delish!

Simple Salad with Goat Cheese & Pear

Mixed greens
Pear (been using the red ones)
Goat cheese
Dried cranberries

Tara's Vinaigrette

2 T olive oil
2 T white or golden balsamic vinegar
1 t syrup
freshly ground pepper

Walnut Oil Vinaigrette

2 T walnut oil
1 T white wine vinegar
1 t dijon
freshly ground pepper