New Recipes Sweet Greens with Maple Vinaigrette - ★Cooking Recipes★

A leafy-green salad with baked pecans, crumbled goat cheese and salty bacon.
Directions for: Sweet Greens with Maple Vinaigrette

Ingredients

1 cup whole pecans

5 slices bacon

cup olive oil

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp grade A pure maple syrup

1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

Kosher saltand freshly ground black pepper

6 cups baby greens, such as chard, kale, spinach and romaine

4 oz goat cheese, crumbled

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Spread the pecans on a small baking sheet and bake until brown and toasty-smelling, about 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, put the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat and cook, turning once, until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Put 1 teaspoon of the bacon drippings in a medium bowl. When the bacon is cool, crumble and set aside.

3. Whisk together the bacon drippings, olive oil, vinegar, maple syrup, mustard and salt and pepper.

4. Toss the greens with the goat cheese, pecans and bacon in a large serving bowl. Drizzle with the dressing, toss to coat, season with more pepper and serve.

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