Fresh, chopped Autumn salad with apple cider dressing has crunchy candied cinnamon pecans, apples, pears, bacon and feta cheese, all tossed in a sweet and tangy dressing.
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 0 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 15 minutesminutes
Servings:8people
Ingredients
6-8cupschopped romaine lettuce
1red apple, diced
1anjou , or bartlett pear, diced
3-4stripsbacon, cooked til almost crisp, crumbled
½red onion, chopped
⅓cupdried cranberries
⅓cupcrumbled feta cheese
Nuts
⅔cuppecans , or walnuts
⅓cupbrown sugar
¼teaspooncinnamon
Dressing
⅓cup apple juice
⅓cupapple cider vinegar
⅓cupolive oil
2tablespoonshoney
¼teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
1. Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar, cover, and shake well. Set aside.
In a large bowl combine lettuce, apples, pears, bacon, onion, cranberries, and feta cheese.
Add walnuts to a medium pan and stir over medium heat on the stove for 1-2 minutes until toasted. Add brown sugar and cinnamon and continue to stir until sugar is dissolved and walnuts are coated in the sugar mixture. Transfer to a glass plate or a metal serving pan to cool. Once cooled, roughly chop and add to the salad.
Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
Notes
Make ahead: prepare as written but do not toss with the salad dressing. Store the salad and dressing in airtight containers in fridge up to 14 hours before serving. Toss with dressing just before serving.