Plant to Plate-Spinach Salad with Strawberries and Candied Pecans
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Serves: 4-6
 
A lovely salad to enjoy when strawberries are in season.
Ingredients
  • Candied Pecans
  • 1 Tablespoon of butter
  • 1 cup of pecan halves
  • ¼ cup sugar
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  • Dressing
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup wine or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
  • salt and pepper
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  • 8 oz fresh spinach, washed and dried
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
  • ¼ cup crumbled Feta cheese.
Instructions
  1. Melt the butter in a non-stick skillet
  2. Add sugar and nuts
  3. Heat stirring constantly until the sugar has melted and the nuts are coated
  4. Pour out on a parchment paper and using a spatula separate the nuts and let them cool
  5. Whisk all dressing ingredients together or shake in a jar
  6. Tear the spinach into bite sized pieces into a salad bowl
  7. Add strawberries
  8. Toss gently with the dressing
  9. Top with pecans and feta
  10. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/plant-to-plate-spinach-salad-with-strawberries-and-candied-pecans/