Posted by Kristi on Oct 10, 2013 in Nutritarian Recipes, Salads, Uncategorized |
Salads in our house usually come together with whatever we have on hand and each persons salad looks a little different. Some salads are simply lettuce, some are lettuce and dressing and then some contain a few more textures and ingredients. With the kids we just keep building upon flavors and textures that they have become a custom to. This one is a favourite of nearly everyone in the house and goes well with either our Perfectly Pomegranate or Poppy Seed Dressing. Print Apple Pecan Salad From: Mommy Kristi A wonderfully sweet & savoury salad topped with a healthy and whole foods no oil added Pomegranate dressing. If your kids are not fans of the red onions, then try the sweet wala wala to get them accustom to onion flavours. Ingredients Romaine (cut or torn) or Mixed Baby Greens Lettuce Apple such as Gala, Honey Crisp or Golden Delicious (sliced thin) Red or Sweet Wala Wala Onion (sliced thin) Pecans (light toasted or not) Raisins or Dried Cranberries (optional)...
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Posted by Kristi on Oct 10, 2013 in Dressings, Nutritarian Recipes |
Ok so you know you’ve created a keeper when your child literally drinks a whole jar of dressing when your not looking right after she just finished 3 bowls of salad. No Joke! Let’s just say we’ve taken new measures to prevent such an incident from happening again, lol. The 3 bowls of salad previous however, were indeed big drops in my happy bucket that day. This no added oil dressing (aside from what’s in cashews of course) is again one of our favourites. If you’ve ever had an Apple Pecan Salad from Wendy’s with the Pomegranate dressing from there…then I think you will be pleasantly surprised with this one as it was my inspiration for a healthier alternative. Apple Pecan Salad is one of our favourites. A few tips: 1) You can use fresh squeezed orange juice from the same orange that you get your orange zest or you can just use orange juice from the fridge if you are really in a hurry 2) You can use...
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