Best Spinach Salad With Pecans And Sun Dried Tomato Recipes
SPINACH SALAD WITH CARAMELIZED PECANS
Caramelized pecans make this salad especially good. This is a salad they used to serve at the restaurant one of my son's worked at, Rockbottom Brewery. If you want a salad with a bit more punch, try blue cheese instead of the feta.
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Fruit
Time 13m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt butter in small frying pan over low heat.
- Add pecans and brown sugar.
- Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture is caramelized.
- Spread out on wax paper to cool.
- In bowl toss together spinach, pecans, apple and cheese.
- Add oil and vinegar and toss again until everything is coated.
- Chef's note: To make ahead for a special dinner--toss apple with dressing. Layer on greens, cheese and pecans. Cover with plastic wrap and put in refrigerator until needed, tossing just before serving.
SPINACH SALAD WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO DRESSING
This is a recipe that I did one day with ingredients I had in the house, and everyone liked it so much, I make it all the time. It uses sun dried tomato oil, which is drained from a jar of oil packed sun dried tomatoes. Being brought up a good frugal Dutch girl, I wanted to use that oil for something, besides stir frying. The dressing keeps for a while in the fridge, the salad ingredients are simple, so you can have this anytime.
Provided by Hag chef
Categories Salad Dressings
Time 10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Whisk together the sun dried tomato oil, red wine vinegar, honey and Dijon mustard.
- For a thicker dressing, you can add an oil packed or reconstituted sun dried tomato, and process in a blender or food processor.
- Put the baby spinach in a salad bowl, and toss with just enough of the dressing to lightly coat the spinach.
- Sprinkle the sesame seeds, dried cranberries, and sun dried tomatoes, if using, over the top, and serve.
- Alternatively, you can arrange the spinach on serving plates, drizzle with the dressing, then add the toppings to each plate. That way the cranberries and sun dried tomatoes won't sink to the bottom of the bowl, and makes a prettier presentation for a dinner party.
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