Avocado Pear Salad

It’s a good thing I don’t have much free time these days.  You see, I’ve recognized the beginnings of an addiction forming in my life.  I know your imaginations are running wild with a list of possible culprits but before you get carried away, just remember I’m a Mormon and your list will shrink considerably.

 

My name is Carole and I’m a Mario Kart Wii addict.  I don’t know what it is about this game, but when I start playing, I can tune out the items screaming at me from my to-do list and become completely engulfed.  I’m truly obsessed with earning star ratings on all the levels and courses.  Why?  I HAVE NO IDEA!!!  Don’t even get me started about playing on-line with random people across the globe.  There’s nothing quite like taking out a great racer with your bomb right as they are about to cross the finish line and you zoom by to win.  I think there is more satisfaction beating some 11 year old kid from Germany than the normal computer characters.

One of the rare times I was able to unclench my hand from the Wii wheel, I whipped up this amazing salad.  The recipe didn’t call for the grilled chicken, but my hubby appreciates a bit of protein in his salads when they are served as a main dish.  If you aren’t a blue cheese fan, you can leave it out, but do me a favor and try just a tiny smidge in a bite that has all the ingredients on your fork.  I don’t like blue cheese in large amounts when I can call out the blue cheese flavor.  I do love it though in dishes when there is just enough to add that salty tang as an underlying flavor.  It is still weird to me to buy blue cheese because I had hated for so long!   The same for olives, but that will have to wait for another recipe….

 

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