Apple Pecan Salad
Ingredients
- mixed baby greens
- sliced granny smith apples
- spiced pecans
- goat cheese
Dressing
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
- 2 minced shallots
- 1 T dijon mustard
- 1 T course mustard
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
Blend all ingredients + 1 tsp ground pepper in food processor. with processor running add 1 cup vegetable oil in a slow stream.
Toss dressing with salad ingredients. for 1 lb of greens i usually have left over drissing which keeps well in the regrigerator.
Spiced pecans
- 3 cups pecans
- 1 T cinnamon
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 2 tsp ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground all spice
- 2 tsp sugar
- 4T butter- melted
- spread pecans on cookie sheet and back at 350 for 10 minutes- or until brown.
- combine all spices and melted butter
- toss pecans with spice mix and spread on cookie sheet to dry.