Ingredients
Dressing
1 C canola oil
¾ C sugar
½ C red wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic
½ t salt
½ t paprika
¼ t pepper
Salad
Spring salad mix
Grated Jack cheese
Sliced fresh strawberries
Spiced pecans
Spiced Pecans
1/4 C Sugar
1tsp Kosher or sea salt
1 tsp coarse groud pepper
1 C (4oz) pecan havles
Preparation
Dressing Mix in blender or food processor. Can keep for one week. Makes twice as much as needed.
Place the salad greens on a cold platter. next strawberries, grated cheese and sprinlke with the spiced pecans.
Drizzle the salad with dressing.
Spiced pecans Combine sugar, salt and pepper in a small bowl and blend. Heat heavy skillet on high until hot enough to vaporize a bead of water. Add nuts to hot skillet and toss one minute. sprinkle on 1/2 of the sugar mixture and shake pan til sugar melts approx. 1 minute. Add remainder of sugar mixture to nuts and again shake and toss til sugar is melted. Immediately spread nuts onto a baking sheet and spread apart. Allow to cool completely before using. I usually double this nut recipe and store in freezer for a few months at a time.
