Spinach and Pear Salad

This is a nice late-summer and early-fall salad that makes use of wonderfully fragrant ripe pears. The hardest thing about making this spinach and pear salad is not eating the pears ahead of time. Feel free to add some slivered red onion or a half cup of sliced mushrooms to this nutritious and delicious salad.

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