Strawberry Pecan Salad
Ingredients
Salad ingredients per serving
- 3-4 crisp romaine leaves torn into bite size pieces
- 1-2 cups coleslaw mix
- 1-2 slices cooked bacon torn into small pieces
- 4-5 fresh strawberries cut into pieces
- 8 pecan or praline pecans* chopped or halved
- 1 oz bleu cheese crumbled
Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 T maple syrup
- 1 T dijon mustard or any mustard
- salt & pepper to taste
Praline Pecans
- pecan halves
- brown sugar
- Kosher salt
Instructions
Salad
- Toss ingredients to mix and dress with Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette
Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette
- Mix ingredients in a small jar and shake to mix. Store in refrigerator for several weeks. Bring to room temperature or microwave 10-20 seconds to remix before serving. Makes about 1/2 cup
Praline Pecans
- Sauté pecans in butter and brown sugar until sugar begins to caramelize, stirring constantly and removing from heat before pecans burn. Cool pecans on a piece of wax paper or parchment and sprinkle with salt