Chicken/Mandarin Orange Salad
COOK MODEIngredients
- 1-2 bunches romaine lettuce
- 1 small bag spinach
- 1 red onion
- 1 can mandarin oranges drained
- 1 cup cooked chicken cut into bite size pieces
- ¼-½ cup feta cheese
- 1 bottle favorite vinaigrette dressing
Glazed Pecans:
- 2 Tbsp butter
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 cups pecans
- 2 Tbsp water
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Glazed Pecans:
- brown pecans in a pan with a little butter. Remove from pan and set aside
- Add to pan the remaining ingredients and heat till mixture starts to thicken and turns a light brown color.
- Add browned nuts to caramel sauce.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spread caramelized pecans evenly onto cookie sheet
- Place in oven heated to 350 degrees and let bake for approx. 5 min.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
Salad:
- Mix greens together in a large bowl
- add thinly sliced red onion
- Make sure mandarin oranges are completely drained and add to salad mixture
- Add chicken and feta cheese. Toss
- Chop the candied pecans and sprinkle onto individual salads. Don't add to the salad bowl.
- Top with your favorite vinaigrette.