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MB Recipes - Strawberry Spinach Salad with Glazed Pecans and Poppy Seed Dressing

This recipe is a great way to use Georgia pecans this fall.

 

Strawberry Spinach Salad

1 (10-oz.) bag fresh spinach
1 pint strawberries, sliced

Combine spinach and strawberries in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Add enough dressing to coat spinach. Place on individual serving plates. Top with Sugared Pecans.


Poppy Seed Dressing

1/3 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 small red onion, chopped
1 Tablespoon poppy seed

Combine vinegar, sugar, mustard, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add oil, whisking until the oil is incorporated into the mixture. Stir in onion and poppy seed. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.


Sugared Pecans

1 cup Georgia pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
3 Tablespoons sugar

Place sugar in heavy bottom skillet. Heat over medium – high heat until sugar melts. Remove from heat and stir in pecans to coat. Pour onto buttered foil to cool. Break into small pieces when cool.

Bebe Frazier
St. Simons, Ga.


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