Raw Beet Winter Salad

• 12 cup pecans, halves
• 14 cup maple syrup
• 1 raw beet, peeled, coarsely, grated
• 1 fuji apple (or any other hard apple)
• 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, grated
• 12 cup of fresh mint, stem removed, chopped
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 4 ounces Stilton cheese, crumbled

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Pour maple syrup into a small bowl.
3. Toss nuts in syrup, remove with a slotted spoon, and bake on aluminum foil or a cookie sheet for approximately 10 minutes, or until nuts are roasted and syrup solidifies around nuts.
4. In a large bowl, add beet, apple, fennel, mint, salt and pepper.
5. Toss.
6. Add oil and vinegar, Stilton and nuts.
7. Toss and serve immediately.

pecans, maple syrup, beet, apple, fennel bulb, mint, salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/raw-beet-winter-salad-273725 (may not work)