Ingredients

  • Salad
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped dates
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese
  • 1 cup cooked chicken (I used leftover rotisserie chicken)
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, spiced (recipe follows)
  • 1/2 cup strawberry, quartered
  • 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1/4 cup sweet vinaigrette (recipe follows)
  • Spiced pecans
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon allspice
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • Sweet vinaigrette
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash fresh pepper

Method

  • Salad:.
  • 1. Mix first 8 ingredients into salad bowl.
  • 2. Drizzle on dressing and toss.
  • Spiced Pecans:.
  • 1. Heat first ingredients in saucepan until thickened.
  • 2. Stir in pecans.
  • 3. Spread hot pecans on piece of wax paper.
  • 4. When cool, break into chunks
  • Dressing:.
  • 1. Mix all ingredients.
  • 2. Whisk together until blended.