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Apple Pecan Arugula Salad - 2023
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Recipe courtesy of Joan Wozny

INGREDIENTS
SALAD
  • 1/2 cup raw pecans
  • 7 ounces 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 (optional)
DRESSING
  • 1 large lemon, juiced (1 lemon yields ~3 Tbsp or 45 ml)
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 pinch each sea salt + black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil

​PREPARATION
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and arrange pecans on a bare baking sheet.
  • Bake pecans for 8-10 minutes or until fragrant and deep golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
  • While pecans are toasting, prep remaining salad ingredients and add to a large mixing bowl.
  • 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.
  • Add pecans to salad and top with dressing. Toss to combine and serve immediately.

Serves two as an entrée and 4 as a side.

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