Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 3 cups pecans (unsalted)
  • 1 cup sugar ((or sugar alternative to your level of sweetness))
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes ((optional- it gives the nuts a little holiday zing) )
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup cranberries (fresh)
  • 1 orange ( peeled and sectioned remove peel)
  • 1/3 cup sugar (or sugar alternative )
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp grated onion
  • 1 cup Olive oil
  • 10 cup washed mixed greens (or baby spinach )
  • 1 cup dried cranberries ((unsweetened natural if available))
  • 1 cup carrots (grated)
  • 1/2 cup radish (grated - optional)
  • 1 cup alfalfa sprouts (optional)
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)
  • Sugar Glazed Pecan (recipe below)
  • Cranberry dressing (recipe below)

Instruction

  • Sugar Glazed Pecans - In a large frying pan add pecans, sugar or sugar alternative, cinnamon, hot pepper flakes and salt and cook over medium heat until the sugar is all melted and pecans are crispy. Stir gently and frequently and watch them closely so they do not burn. Place sugared cinnamon pecan on parchment paper to cool and rinse your spoon and pan immediately as this forms a candy at this stage.
  • Cranberry Dressing - in a blender add cranberries, orange, sugar or sugar alternative, red wine vinegar, salt grated onion and olive oil and blend until smooth. Set aside.
  • Assemble the Dried Cranberry Sugar Glazed Pecan Holiday Salad - Place washed greens into a large salad bowl and garnish with dried cranberries, carrots, radish, alfalfa sprouts, crumbled blue and sugar glazed pecans. Dress with cranberry dressing. You can also set up as a salad bar with the greens in a large bowl and all of the topping in separate bowls and let everyone help themselves. Enjoy!