Grilled Apple Salad With Maple Mustard Vinaigrette

• Grilled Apple Salad
• 5-6 cups coarsely chopped spinach
• 1 apple, cored and sliced
• olive oil, for griling
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 ounces pecans, coarsely chopped
• 3 ounces shaved double gloucester cheese
• 1/4 small purple onion, thinly sliced
• Maple Mustard Vinaigrette
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon tablespoon maple mustard or substitute
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• salt and pepper, to taste

1. Chop spinach and place on serving platter. Top with sliced onion. Toast pecans in a frying pan until slightly browned, then coarsely chop and add to salad. Coat apple slices with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in a grill pan over medium heat and cook for 1-2 minutes per side, until grill marks appear and apples are slightly softened. Remove from heat, arrange on top of salad along with shaved cheese.
2. To make the vinaigrette, simply mix all ingredients together and season to taste with the salt and pepper. Drizzle over assembled salad.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/27102-grilled-apple-salad-with-maple-mustard-vinaigrette (may not work)