End-of-summer salad with jam vinaigrette and honey-glazed nuts
by oakandsage
A hot-weather lunch. This recipe uses green leaf lettuce because spring mix is not really seasonal, but feel free to use your favorite mesclun mix instead. The dressing and add-ins are sweet enough to support bitter greens.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 leaves green leaf lettuce ; washed and cut for salad
- 1/4 ripe pear ; cut into chunks
- 1 small crisp ripe pluot ; sliced (optional)
- 1 slice bacon ; cooked crisp and broken into pieces
- 1 tablespoon crumbled blue cheese ; (optional)
- Honey-glazed nuts
- 1/4 cup raw nuts (use your favorite kind)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Jam vinaigrette
- 1 tablespoon good quality red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fruit jam or jelly
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon dijon mustard
INSTRUCTIONS
To make honey-glazed nuts: Add the raw peanuts to an oiled saute pan or skillet (such as the one you cooked the bacon in) and heat until a drop of water sizzles. Drizzle honey over nuts. Stir for 1-2 minutes. Remove onto parchment paper, aluminum foil, or small plate. Set aside. If it's too hot to even think about turning the stove on, you can always use store-bought honeyed or candied nuts.
To make vinaigrette: Make a paste of the jam and dijon mustard. Slowly add wine vinegar until syrupy. In a jar, combine remaining wine vinegar, jam/mustard paste, and extra-virgin olive oil. Shake.
Dress the lettuce leaves with the vinaigrette. Top with other ingredients. Serve immediately.
NOTES
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Nutrition
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| Serving Size: 1 Serving (73g) | ||
| Recipe Makes: 2 Servings | ||
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| Calories: 223 | ||
| Calories from Fat: 186 (83%) | ||
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| Total Fat 20.6g | 28 % | |
| Saturated Fat 5.9g | 30 % | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 10.9g | ||
| Polyunsanturated Fat 2.2g | ||
| Cholesterol 22.2mg | 7 % | |
| Sodium 302.3mg | 10 % | |
| Potassium 116mg | 3 % | |
| Total Carbohydrate 5.5g | 2 % | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.8g | 3 % | |
| Sugars, other 4.6g | ||
| Protein 4.4g | 6 % | |
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Calories per serving: 223
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