Crab Cobb Salad with Caramelized Pecans

• 1 34 cups pecan halves
• 14 cup white sugar
• salt, to taste
• 18-14 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 bag pre-washed salad greens (I used half a bag of romaine and half a bag of spring greens)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 8 slices hickory smoked bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 1 12 cups diced seeded fresh tomatoes
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 2 large avocados, peeled,pitted and diced
• 34 lemon, juice of, divided
• garlic salt, to taste
• 1 12 cups lump crabmeat or 1 12 cups imitation crabmeat (or a combination)
• 2 -3 ounces crumbled gorgonzola or 2 -3 ounces blue cheese
• ranch dressing

1. Make caramelized pecans (see directions below), cook bacon and drain and crumble, and prepare vegetables.
2. Squeeze juice of half a lemon onto avocado pieces, sprinkle them with garlic salt, and stir gently to coat.
3. Squeeze remaining lemon juice onto crab.
4. Place salad greens in a large bowl.
5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss gently.
6. Arrange toppings in triangle or pie-wedge shaped areas on top of salad in the following order clockwise: crab (at "12 o'clock"), avocado, bacon, carrot, gorgonzola, pecans (1 to 1 1/2 cup), tomato.
7. Serve from the middle outward, grabbing lettuce from underneath and taking bits from the various toppings.
8. Pass ranch dressing.
9. Enjoy!
10. Caramelized Pecans: Place pecans and sugar in large metal skillet.
11. Sprinkle with salt, cayenne and garlic powder.
12. Cook on medium-low, stirring constantly, until sugar begins to melt and stick to the bottom of the pan, about 4-6 minutes.
13. Continue stirring one minute, then lower heat to low and continue stirring constantly until sugar liquefies and the pecans are fully coated, about 3-5 more minutes.
14. Remove immediately from heat and spread to cool on foil sprayed with cooking spray.
15. When cool, separate gently.
16. Note: This makes a bit more than you'll need for the salad to provide for the "munch" factor!

pecan halves, white sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, garlic, salad greens, salt, hickory smoked bacon, tomatoes, carrot, avocados, lemon, garlic salt, lump crabmeat, gorgonzola, ranch dressing

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crab-cobb-salad-with-caramelized-pecans-64998 (may not work)