Baby Blue Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

Tina

Salad with Balsamic Vinegar and Candied pecans

ingredients

Mixed salad greens
4 oz blue cheese
2 oranges, peeled and thinly sliced
1 pint strawberries, quartered
Sweet and Spicy pecans
Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
1/2 C balsamic vinegar
3 T Dijon mustard
3 T honey
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 small shallots, minced
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/2 C to 1 C olive oil
Whisk all ingredients together but the olive oil. Gradually whisk in the olive oil.
Sweet and Spicy Pecans
Ingredients:
1/4 C sugar
1 C warm water
1 c pecan halves
2 T sugar
1 T chili powder
1/4 t red pepper

1
1 Stir together sugar and warm water until sugar dissolves. Add pecans; soak 10 minutes. Drain, discarding syrup
2
2 Combine 2 T sugar, chili powder and pepper; add pecans and toss to coat
3
3 Place pecans on a lightly greased pan and bake at 350 for 10 minutes, stirring once.
4
Toss greens with the vinaigrette and blue cheese. Arrange orange and strawberries and top with pecans.

Source: Tina