Candied Pecan and Apple Salad
A delicious and healthy salad
Yield: 1
Calories: 589cal
Cost: $10
Materials
- 1.5 oz. Salad Greens
- ¼ cup Crumbled Feta Cheese
- 1 large Granny Smith Apple Sliced
- ¼ cup Candied pecans
- ¼ cup Balsamic Dressing
Candied Pecans
- 4 tbsp. butter unsalted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups pecans
- 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
Balsamic Dressing
- 1 cup olive oil
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- ¼ tsp salt
- dash ground pepper
- 1 tsp honey
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Lay the salad greens in the middle of the plate
- Add Cheese and Pecans to the greens
- Form a border of sliced Granny Smith Apples around the salad greens
- Pour balsamic dressing over the greens as desired
Making Candied Pecans
- Melt the butter over medium heat in a large, non-stick skillet.
- Toss in brown sugar.
- Add vanilla
- Mix well
- Toss in the pecans and coat them.
- Cook for another few minutes until the liquid cooks down and glazes the nuts.
- Spread the pecans out on a parchment paper-lined sheet
- Sprinkle granulated sugar on hot pecans.
- Let cool
Balsamic Dressing
- Whisk the dressing ingredients
Notes
nutrition values are only an estimate
Nutrition
Calories: 589cal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 1082mg | Potassium: 335mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 762IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 229mg | Iron: 1mg