Strawberry Spinach Salad with Candied Pecans

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Candied Pecans takes around 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.32 per serving. Watching your figure? This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 314 calories, 7g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. It will be a hit at your Mother's Day event. A few people really liked this salad. 43 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of baby spinach leaves, butter, goat cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is brought to you by I Wash You Dry. With a spoonacular score of 81%, this dish is tremendous. Similar recipes include Strawberry Spinach Salad with Candied Pecans, Spinach Salad with Pears & Candied Pecans, and Spinach and Pear Salad with Pomegranate and Candied Pecans.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

6 oz baby spinach leaves

balsamic vinaigrette (I used Litehouse dressing for this salad)

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp butter

1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese (or feta cheese if desired)

1 cup pecan halves

1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries, stems removed

Equipment:

frying pan

baking sheet

wax paper

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Toss in the pecans and brown sugar, stirring to coat. Cook over medium heat until the sugar begins to caramelize (about 3 minutes). Spread out pecans on a wax paper lined baking sheet to cool.In your salad bowl layer the spinach leaves, strawberries, goat cheese and pecans. Don't pour dressing on salad until ready to serve. Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Toss in the pecans and brown sugar, stirring to coat. Cook over medium heat until the sugar begins to caramelize (about 3 minutes).

2. Spread out pecans on a wax paper lined baking sheet to cool.In your salad bowl layer the spinach leaves, strawberries, goat cheese and pecans. Don't pour dressing on salad until ready to serve. Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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313k Calories
6g Protein
27g Total Fat
15g Carbs
22% Health Score
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Calories
313k
16%

Fat
27g
42%

  Saturated Fat
7g
46%

Carbohydrates
15g
5%

  Sugar
9g
11%

Cholesterol
21mg
7%

Sodium
138mg
6%

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Protein
6g
13%

Vitamin K
209µg
199%

Vitamin A
4331IU
87%

Manganese
1mg
86%

Vitamin C
43mg
53%

Folate
102µg
26%

Copper
0.48mg
24%

Magnesium
73mg
18%

Fiber
4g
18%

Vitamin B1
0.22mg
15%

Phosphorus
140mg
14%

Iron
2mg
13%

Potassium
434mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Vitamin B2
0.18mg
11%

Zinc
1mg
10%

Vitamin B6
0.2mg
10%

Calcium
94mg
9%

Vitamin B3
0.88mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.42mg
4%

Selenium
2µg
3%

Vitamin D
0.16µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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