Apple Pecan Salad
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.
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)
- Cooked Beans of choice or Baked Chicken Breast (optional)
- Blue Cheese (optional)
- Perfectly Pomegranate Dressing
Method
- If you desire, warm pecans on stove or in the oven at 350' (but watch carefully not to burn them).
- If you are adding beans you will need to have them prepared ahead of time.
- If you are adding chicken you can either slice and water saute in a pan or bake in the oven on a cookie sheet at 350'F for about 25 minutes or cooking to an internal temperature of 160 and 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add the ingredients to the bowl in the order listed.
- Can top with beans or baked & sliced chicken breast & or a little crumbled blue cheese for the adults in the family. The cheese would be added on rare occasions and remember to think of the chicken as a condiment, NOT the main dish.
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