Spinach Salad with Honey Dressing and Honeyed Pecans

by Bryan Owens / Wednesday, 09 August 2017 / Published in Recipe

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Spinach Salad with Honey Dressing and Honeyed Pecans

This is an ideal light summer salad.

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 6 oz package baby spinach
• 1 cup quartered fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup thinly slided red onion
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
• 3-4 cooked bacon slides, crumbled
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

Honey Dressing

• 1/3 cup white balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp Bee Well Honey
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Honeyed Pecans

• 1/4 cup Bee Well Honey
• 1 cup pecan halves
• Parchment paper
• cooking spray
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• pinch of ground red pepper

Course Main Dish Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings people Ingredients 1 6 oz package baby spinach 1 cup quartered fresh strawberries 1/2 cup thinly slided red onion 1/2 cup fresh blueberries 3-4 cooked bacon slides, crumbled 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese Honey Dressing 1/3 cup white balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp Bee Well Honey 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp black pepper 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil Honeyed Pecans 1/4 cup Bee Well Honey 1 cup pecan halves Parchment paper cooking spray 1 tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp kosher salt pinch of ground red pepper

Instructions

1. Toss together first 4 ingredients and 1/3 cup dressing. Sprinkle with bacon, cheese, and pecans. Serve with remaining dressing.
2. Honey Dressing: Whisk together vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Add olive oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly until smooth
3. Honeyed Pecans: Preheat oven to 325°. Microwave honey in a bowl at HIGH 20 seconds. Stir in pecan halves. Coat a parchment paper-lined jelly-roll pan with cooking spray; spread pecans in a single layer on pan. Combine sugar, salt, and a pinch of ground red pepper; sprinkle over pecans. Bake 15 minutes or until toasted, stirring after 8 minutes. Cool completely; break into pieces.

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