Flavorful Fall Salad
Ingredients For Main Salad
4 cups mixed greens
3 pieces of bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled
1 medium Honey Crisp Apple, diced
1/2 c. red onion chopped
1/2 c. sliced celery
1 cucumber, sliced
1/2 c. dried sweetened cranberries
1/2 c. crumbled feta cheese
Candied pecans
Dressing
1/4 c. apple cider vinegar
1 small shallot, diced
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Candied Pecans
2 c. pecan halves
1 large egg white
1/3 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl – whisk egg white until frothy ( about 1-2 min ) Whisk in sugar, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Then stir in pecans until evenly coated
Spread the pecans on the baking sheet in an even layer. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely. These can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container. This makes a lot more than you need for the salad which is good for snacking.
Make the nuts and dressing ahead of time. The flavors are even better the next day. Assemble your salad and top with dressing and pecans right before serving.
Delicious!
ENJOY!