Mandarin Kale Salad With Cranberry Dressing And Pecans

Mandarin Kale Salad With Cranberry Dressing And Pecans

A guilt-free and easy-to-make recipe for a quick salad fix.
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Prep: 15 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

CANDIED PECANS

  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 1 tbsp. Sunkist<sup>®</sup> mandarin zest
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

SALAD

  • 6 Sunkist<sup>®</sup> mandarins or 2 Sunkist<sup>®</sup> Minneola tangelos
  • 1 bunch kale
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries

DRESSING

  • 1/2 cup purchased champagne or white balsamic dressing
  • 2 tbsp. of honey
  • 1/4 cup frozen (or fresh) cranberries

Directions

CANDIED PECANS

  1. Make the candied pecans first: place the pecans in a non-stick sauté pan. Toast over medium high heat for about 2 minutes, stirring often.
  2. Add honey and cook pecans in honey until caramelized, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
  3. Sprinkle with zest and salt and spread out onto a lightly pan sprayed sheet pan to cool.

SALAD

  1. Peel and segment the mandarins and place in a large bowl.
  2. Remove any large ribs from the kale and then thinly slice. Rinse well and spin dry. Add kale to oranges along with dried cranberries.

DRESSING

  1. Blend the dressing, honey, and cranberries until smooth, and toss with the salad (try using a small smoothie blender or hand blender). Sprinkle with candied pecans.<br /> <br /> Variation:<br /> • Substitute the cranberries and honey with 1/3 cup of cranberry sauce for a quick dressing alternative, to use up that after-holiday-dinner cranberry sauce. <br /> • Add some sliced leftover turkey for a tasty salad add-on.<br />

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