3 Forks Restaurant Salad
Created by dienia b on July 7, 2024
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 45m
- Cook Time: 5m
- Recipe #43123
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1/2 teaspoon molasses
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 cup oil (pecan if you can get)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Salad
- 8 cup mixed greens and baby spinach mix
- 2 granny smith apples, cored, sliced into thin wedges
- 4 ounces Danish blue cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup pecans, lightly toasted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine pecans, molasses and apple cider in blender and puree.
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Step 2: Add in cider vinegar, maple syrup and dry mustard.
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Step 3: Combine oils and add to mixture slowly until well combined.
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Step 4: Heat vinaigrette slowly over low heat in saucepan.
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Step 5: Arrange chilled salad plates with greens, sliced apples and crumbled blue cheese.
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Step 6: Season to taste.
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Step 7: Ladle on warm vinaigrette and sprinkle with toasted pecans.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (121.7 g)
- Calories 269.6
- Total Fat - 19.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.1 g
- Cholesterol - 4 mg
- Sodium - 227.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 21.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 18 g
- Protein - 3.7 g
- Calcium - 122.5 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg