Harvest Salad With Cajun Pecans Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the vinegar, oil, chives, sugar, salt and cayenne; whisk in cream until well combined. Set aside., In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat; stir in pecans and sugar. Cook and stir until pecans are toasted and coated with sugar. Remove pecans to paper towels to drain and cool., In a large bowl, combine the pear slices, lettuce, pecans and 1/3 cup vinaigrette and toss to coat.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Arrange walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast in oven for 5 minutes, or until nuts begin to brown.
• In a large bowl, toss together the spinach, walnuts, cranberries, blue cheese, tomatoes, avocado, and red onion.
• In a small bowl, whisk together jam, vinegar, walnut oil, pepper, and salt. Pour over the salad just before serving, and toss to coat.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375¼F.
• In a large skillet over medium heat melt butter. Add the pecans - saute until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• Add the brown sugar and cook until caramelized.
• Stir in the paprika, chile powder and cumin. Add the vinegar and cook until all the liquid has evaporated.
• Season with salt.
• Spread the pecans on a cookie sheet and bake in an oven until crisp, about 3 to 5 minutes.