Can’t Get Enough Fruit and Nut Salad
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- Dr. Michelle Jorgensen
- March 31, 2020
If you read my last blog titled “Customs, Changes, Positivity, and… Weddings??”, you’ve hopefully been working on my challenge to look for the silver lining in your life!
Well this salad is a silver lining in my life!
You probably also read that I made this salad for my son’s hurredly planned wedding. It’s definitely a winner!
I know that all the changes that have been happening lately are difficult, so I want to provide you with a simple and delicious recipe that you can make often for your family.
I hope you enjoy the “Can’t Get Enough Fruit and Nut Salad” as much as I do!
Dr. Michelle
Can’t Get Enough Fruit and Nut Salad
Ingredients
- 1 head Lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1 Pear, chopped
- ½ C Crumbled Feta Cheese
- ½ C Candied Pecans, see recipe below
- 1 can Mandarin Oranges, drained
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Candied pecans
- ½ C Chopped pecans
- 1/2 T Butter
- 1 T Maple Syrup
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Healthy Poppyseed Dressing
- ¼ C Raw Honey
- ¼ C Cider Vinegar
- ½ C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 t Mustard
- ½ t Sea Salt
- ¼ Red Onion
- 2 t Poppy Seeds
Instructions
- Melt butter in a frying pan.
- Add chopped pecans and maple syrup and saute over medium heat stirring constantly until light brown (be careful not to burn). Spread out on a plate to cool.
- Add all ingredients for the poppyseed dressing (except the poppy seeds) to a high-speed blender and blend until mixed.
- Add poppy seeds and pulse a few times to mix them in.
- Assemble the salad in a large bowl and add the candied pecans. Serve with dressing.
Notes
WELCOME!
I’m Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, I love eating food, and I live to share healthy recipes with YOU! I am not going to give you any recipes that don’t taste amazing and make your body feel great!
