Marzetti California Salad Food

MARZETTI ROASTED PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• DRESSING: Mix 3/4 cup Marzetti® Light Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing and sugar in a sauce pan. Cook over low heat just until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
• STUFFING: Place pecans in a skillet: toast over medium heat (watch carefully as they burn easily). Set aside. Mix cherries with toasted pecans and blue cheese and set aside.
• PEARS: Slice pears in half lengthwise, remove cores from pears to create a hole for filling. Trim a slice from bottom of each pear half to allow them to sit upright in the baking dish. Place pears-- hole side up--in a baking dish and sprinkle with lemon juice. Spoon filling into center of pears. Sprinkle 1 tablespoons of Marzetti® Light Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing over each pear and pour remaining dressing around pears. Bake uncovered until tender, (about 30 minutes); basting 3 or 4 times during baking time. To assemble: clean and tear lettuce into bite size pieces and toss with remaining Marzetti® Light Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing. Arrange lettuce on salad plates; place a pear in center of each plate, spoon pan drippings over top of each pear. Drizzle desired amount of Marzetti® Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing over each salad.
• Tips: Marzetti suggests also trying this recipe with Marzetti® White Balsamic Vinaigrette!

MARZETTI'S DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Hard boil the eggs. We start them in cold water, cover the pan and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Then remove from the heat and let set for 15 minutes. Then cool them down with ice water and peel. Cut lengthwise and put the yolks in a bowl and the whites on a tray (I like to use pie plates, because they can be covered with plastic wrap and not smash the eggs). Mash up the yolks with a fork or pastry blender. Stir in the Marzetti's Coleslaw Dressing until you have the desired consistency. Taste it -- you might want to add a bit of salt and pepper. Fill the egg white with the mixture and sprinkle with paprika. Refrigerate until serving time.
• TIP #1: Add about 1 tablespoon of salt to the cold water, and the eggs will be a lot easier to peel.
• TIP #2: Put the filling mixture into a ziploc bag. Cut off a corner and simply squeeze the filling into the egg whites.