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How To Make Mesclun Salad with Goat Cheese, Maple-Glazed Pecans and Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
Goat cheese and maple-glazed pecans take this mesclun salad to new savory and sweet heights, especially with its mustard and red wine vinaigrette dressing.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Pecans:
- 1cuppecan halves,(4 oz)
- 2tbspreal maple syrup
- pinchsalt
For Vinaigrette:
- 1smallgarlic clove,minced
- 1tbspfinely chopped shallots
- ¼tspsalt
- ¼tspground black pepper
- 1½tbspreal maple syrup
- 2tspdijon mustard
- 2tbspred wine vinegar
- 6tbspVegetable Oil
For Salad:
- 10cupsmesclun greens,(or favorite mixed greens such as green or red leaf, boston, bibb, or romaine)
- 3ozgoat cheese,(or blue cheese), crumbled
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil or line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine the pecans and maple syrup and toss gently to combine.
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Spread the pecans in a single layer on one of the prepared baking sheets. Roast in the preheated oven for, about 5 minutes, stirring once, until the syrup is bubbling vigorously.
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Immediately scrape the glazed pecans onto the other prepared baking sheet, spreading them in a single layer. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and set aside to cool.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, shallots, salt, pepper, maple syrup, mustard and vinegar.
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Whisking constantly, slowly add the oil in a steady stream. Set aside.
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Place the greens in a large bowl, drizzle with about half of the vinaigrette and toss to combine. Add as much of the remaining vinaigrette as desired and toss again.
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Divide among individual plates, sprinkle with the cheese and reserved pecans and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 318.47kcal
- Fat: 29.02g
- Saturated Fat: 4.02g
- Trans Fat: 0.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 17.53g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.10g
- Carbohydrates: 12.41g
- Fiber: 2.52g
- Sugar: 8.33g
- Protein: 5.10g
- Cholesterol: 6.52mg
- Sodium: 290.95mg
- Calcium: 68.08mg
- Potassium: 225.32mg
- Iron: 1.30mg
- Vitamin A: 263.43µg
- Vitamin C: 5.98mg
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