Baby Blue, Green And Red Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups mixed salad greens
• 100 g crumbled blue cheese
• 1 orange, peeled and sectioned
• 250 g punnet fresh strawberries, quartered
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 small shallots, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 for sweet and spicy pecans:.
• 2 stir together 1/4 cup sugar and warm water until sugar dissolves. add pecans; soak 10 minutes. drain; discard liquid.
• 3 combine 2 tablespoons sugar, chili powder, and red pepper. add pecans; toss to coat. place pecans in a single layer on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• 4 bake at 180°c/350°f for 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once.
• 5 for balsamic vinaigrette:.
• 6 whisk together first 7 ingredients until blended. slowly whisk in olive oil, blending well.
• 7 for salad:.
• 8 toss together first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. drizzle with 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette, gently tossing to coat. serve with remaining vinaigrette.