APPLE PECAN ARUGULA SALAD
Ingredients
SALAD
- 1/2 cup raw pecans
- 1 bag Blue Sky Arugula
- 2 small apples (1 tart, 1 sweet), peeled, quartered, cored and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp. dried cranberries
DRESSING
- 1 large lemon, juiced
- 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
- Pinch each sea salt + black pepper
- 3 Tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and arrange pecans on a bare baking sheet.
2 Bake pecans for 8-10 minutes, or until fragrant and deep golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
3 While pecans are toasting, prep remaining salad ingredients and add to a large mixing bowl.
4 Prepare dressing in a mixing bowl or mason jar by adding all ingredients and whisking or shaking vigorously to combine. Taste and adjust flavor as needed.
5 Add pecans to salad and top with dressing. Toss to combine and serve immediately. Serves two as an entrée and 4 as a side.
