Harvest Salad With Roasted Citrus Vinaigrette And Spiced Pecans
- 1 lemon halved, bottoms trimmed flat
- 1 orange medium, halved
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoons creole mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 garlic clove minced
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- 2/3 cup EVOO
- 6 cups greens packed mixed bitter
- 1 red onion small, thinly sliced
- 1 apple red-skinned, or pear, thinly sliced
- 2 ounces crumbled gorgonzola
- glazed pecans Spiced
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup chopped pecans coarsely
- Preheat broiler with oven rack 3-5" from heat. Pat lemon and orange halves dry with a paper towel and sprinkle cut sides with sugar. Place cut-side up on an aluminum foil lined baking sheet and broil 5-8 minutes or until caramelized and slightly softened. Cool in pan on wire rack, 10 minutes.
- Squeeze juice from broiled citrus into a small bowl. Stir in vinegar and next 3 ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let citrus mixture sit 10 minutes. Add oil slowly, whisking until smooth.
- Toss together greens, onion slices, and apple slices with desired amount of vinaigrette in a large bowl. Chill remaining dressing to use later. Season salad with salt and pepper and toss again. Sprinkle with cheese and pecans.
- Spiced Glazed Pecans: Combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add pecans, and cook, stirring constantly, 7 minutes or until sugar melts and coats pecans. Spread on greased wax paper and cool.
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Harvest-Salad-with-Roasted-Citrus-Vinaigrette-and-Spiced-Pecans-1009748 (may not work)