Tangy pear and blue cheese salad

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Tangy Pear and Blue Cheese Salad
This is a really great salad, lots of flavor Romaine, blue cheese, chopped pears, walnuts, and red onions, combined with a tangy dressing, make this salad unforgettable. It is a sure hit worth trying!

1/3 cup ketchup
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup canola oil

2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped
4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
2 pears - peeled, cored and chopped
1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts
1/2 red onion, chopped

Directions
1 In a small bowl, mix ketchup, vinegar, sugar, and salt.
   Gradually pour in oil, stirring constantly, until well blended.
2 In a large serving bowl, toss together lettuce, blue
   cheese, pears, walnuts, and red onion. Pour dressing over
   salad, and toss well to coat.

I carmalized my nuts before putting on the salad, rather then toasting them. Its a bit more work but you can do it the day before..

Take 2 Tablespoons of butter and melt it in a small fry pan, Add 1 cup of walnut or Pecan halves, sprinkle with 1 Tablespoon sugar and 1/8 teaspoon of pepper. Stir until well coated. Spread unto a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.

Watch carefully,, one minute they are not done, two minutes later they are burned.