Orange 'n green salad with pecan garlic dressing

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ Head romaine lettuce
1 bunch Spinach
1 can Mandarin oranges, well drained
1 cup Pecan halves
2 tablespoons Maple syrup
½ cup Red onion, thinly sliced
½ cup Olive oil
¼ cup Vinegar
8 Pecan halves
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
4 Cloves garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

DRESSING

In a non-stick fry pan combine pecans and maple syrup and cook until pecans are coated with syrup and are caramelized - remove and cool on a plate.

Wash spinach and romaine - tear into bite sized pieces and place into a large bowl. Add oranges and onion slices - cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Dressing: Place all ingredients into blender and process until well blended. Add dressing to salad greens - add caramelized pecans - toss and serve immediately.

NOTES : MC formatted 1/24/97 by MsRooby@...

Recipe by: Barb Bain, bain@...

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #386 by "Rooby " <MsRooby@...> on Jan 25, 97.

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