Harvest salad

Ingredients

• 1 Quebec pork tenderloin, 350 g (3/4 lb.)
• 3 tbsp. 45 mL olive or vegetable oil
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Dressing

• 1/4 cup 60 ml mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. 5 ml honey
• 1 oz. 25 g fresh Quebec soft unripened goat cheese or blue cheese, rind trimmed and crumbled

Salad

• 2 Quebec apples of different colours, cubed
• 1 Quebec pear, cubed
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1/2 cup 125 ml coarsely chopped celery leaves
• 3 oz. 85 g fresh soft unripened goat cheese or blue cheese, rind trimmed and crumbled
• 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced (soaked in cold water for 15 minutes)
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup 60 ml toasted walnuts or pecans, crushed
• 3 slices cooked, crispy bacon
• Fleur de sel, to taste

Note : once cut, place apples and pears in a bowl with a little lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown. Add baby spinach to apple salad.