Orange 'n green salad with pecan garlic dressing
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | Head romaine lettuce | |
| 1 | bunch | Spinach |
| 1 | can | Mandarin oranges, well drained |
| 1 | cup | Pecan halves |
| 2 | tablespoons | Maple syrup |
| ½ | cup | Red onion, thinly sliced |
| ½ | cup | Olive oil |
| ¼ | cup | Vinegar |
| 8 | Pecan halves | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Brown sugar |
| 4 | Cloves garlic | |
| Salt and pepper, to taste | ||
Directions
DRESSING
In a non-stick fry pan combine pecans and maple syrup and cook until pecans are coated with syrup and are caramelized - remove and cool on a plate.
Wash spinach and romaine - tear into bite sized pieces and place into a large bowl. Add oranges and onion slices - cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Dressing: Place all ingredients into blender and process until well blended. Add dressing to salad greens - add caramelized pecans - toss and serve immediately.
NOTES : MC formatted 1/24/97 by MsRooby@...
Recipe by: Barb Bain, bain@...
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #386 by "Rooby " <MsRooby@...> on Jan 25, 97.