Spinach Salad with Smoked Black Pepper Buttermilk Dressing

Name: Spinach Salad with Smoked Black Pepper Buttermilk Dressing
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 tsp cider vinegar; 1 clove garlic minced; 1 tbsp McCormick® Black Pepper, Coarse Ground smoked; 1/2 tsp McCormick® Onion Salt; 8 cups baby spinach leaves; 2 ripe pears such as Bartlett or Bosc, cored and thinly sliced; 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts toasted; 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese

Deepen the flavor of ground black pepper by smoking with mesquite chips. Use to prepare a buttermilk dressing for spinach salad with pears, walnuts and blue cheese. In the summer, substitute seasonal peaches or nectarines or the pears.

30m

PREP TIME

226

CALORIES

12

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 8

Ingredients

Smoked Black Pepper Buttermilk Dressing
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon McCormick® Coarse Ground Black Pepper, smoked
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Onion Salt
Spinach Salad
8 cups baby spinach leaves
2 ripe pears, such as Bartlett or Bosc, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 For the Dressing, mix mayonnaise, buttermilk and sour cream in medium bowl. Stir in vinegar, garlic, smoked black pepper and onion salt until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
2 For the Spinach Salad, toss spinach, pears, red onion and walnuts in large bowl. Divide among salad plates. Sprinkle with blue cheese. Serve with Dressing.