Spinach Pear Salad From Restaurateur, Tom Douglas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Curried Cashews
    3/4 cup cashews (about 3 ounces)
    1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
    1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
    1 teaspoon curry powder
    1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
    1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
    1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    Honey-Sesame Vinaigrette
    3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
    3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
    2 tablespoons honey
    3 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
    1 teaspoon minced garlic
    coarse salt
    freshly ground pepper
    1/2 cup vegetable oil or 1/2 cup peanut oil
    Salad
    1/2 lb smoky thick slab bacon (about twelve 1/4\" thick slices)
    12 cups loosely packed spinach leaves, no stems,torn to bite-size
    6 cups loosely packed frisee, torn to bite-size
    2/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced
    3 small pears, halved,cored,thinly sliced
    6 bunches grapes, small for garnish
Preparation
    Curried Cashews: Preheat oven to 400\u00b0; toast cashews on baking sheet for 8-10 minutes or until golden; combine remaining ingredients; add hot cashews, toss until coated; set aside to cool.
    Honey-Sesame Vinaigrette: Combine all ingredients and whisk until emulsified.
    Salad: Cut bacon into 1/2\" pieces and cook until crisp.
    Put greens, onions and sliced pears in a bowl and toss with enough vinaigrette to coat everything well.
    Place salad on six plates; sprinkle each with bacon and curried cashews; garnish with cluster of grapes placed at the side of each plate.

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