PECAN PIE SALAD

assorted baby greens

1 large diced and seeded tomato (i hate tomato, so I only use a little bit)
1 large skinned and diced cucumber
1/2 cup sliced black olives
8 ounces Stilton cheese, diced or crumbled ( I use goat cheese, I hate blue cheese)
8 ounces large or giant pecan halves, caramelized
cornbread croutons ( I assume you’ll make your own, ha)
bourbon balsamic maple dressing (Recipe Below)

* 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
* 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
* 3 tablespoons maple syrup
* 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
That sounds so good! I can’t believe such a thing exists!

I also like those tiny canned orange slices with chow mein noodles and snow peas (and chicken, if you want some protein)

You could also do a nice strawberry salad, with feta, snap peas and almonds.

when in doubt, I always go with a sliced hard boiled egg, a little bit of cheese, some nuts sprinkled on top. that’s the easiest, assuming you have eggs around and if you have any leftover luchmeat turkey or chicken you can add that too.
I love anything that uses up what’s in the house — brilliant! And I didn’t think about dried cranberries. Yum!