Paradise*s Sensual Salad
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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5
ingredients
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Nuts
- 1⁄2 cup pecans
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon jalapeno, grated
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Dressing
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons nonfat yogurt
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
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Salad
- 1 head romaine lettuce, about 5 cups washed and broken into bite size pieces
- 1 granny smith apple, peeled and sliced thin
- 1⁄4 red onion (5 paper thin slices)
- 1 ounce feta cheese, crumbled (blue or fresh sliced parmesan cheese)
- 1 tablespoon golden raisins (Adams Choice lol!) or 1 tablespoon fresh fig, quartered (Adams Choice lol!)
directions
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Nut:
- Coat pecan with melted butter; combine sugar, salt and minced jalapeño; sprinkle over pecans, tossing to coat. Spread on a baking sheet; bake at 325 degrees F for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool.
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Dressing:
- Whisk all ingredients together till thick and creamy.
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Salad:
- In a large bowl combine greens, apple and onion slices; toss to coat with 2 tablespoons of dressing.
- Place in a serving bowl, top with cheese, raisins or figs and pecans. Pour remaining dressing on top. Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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I am giving this recipe 5 stars but I did find that I had to add just about a teaspoon of raw honey to the dressing to make it a little less tart. But everything else went together in the most awesome way. I had fresh home grown figs and apple, plus real farmer's market feta and lettuce. I had to sub out the pecans cause I was out and just threw a few pine nuts on top instead
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Great mix of ingredients. We used the optional fresh parmesan cheese instead of feta. We liked the salad but we did not care at all for the dressing. We found it too harsh and strong over the sweet ingredients that were in this salad. We added some honey to it and it seemed to balance out better. Thanks for an interesting combo of veggies/fruits and nuts. Good luck chef!
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Great mix of ingredients. We used the optional fresh parmesan cheese instead of feta. We liked the salad but we did not care at all for the dressing. We found it too harsh and strong over the sweet ingredients that were in this salad. We added some honey to it and it seemed to balance out better. Thanks for an interesting combo of veggies/fruits and nuts. Good luck chef!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey