Spinach Salad with Red Currant Dressing

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

The Red Currant Dressing and the Sweet and Spicy Pecans can be made one day ahead. Assemble the salad just before serving. Turn this salad into an entrée by topping it with sliced grilled chicken or pork tenderloin. And the nuts are great on their own as a snack, too.

Directions

Place jelly and vinegar in a blender or food processor; add the oil in a steady stream. Process until well blended. Combine spinach, sliced onion and Gorgonzola in a large bowl; toss with dressing and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with Sweet and Spicy Pecans.

Pecans:

In a shallow dish combine the spice mix ingredients; set aside.

Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add nuts; sprinkle with sugar. Sauté until golden and caramelized, stirring frequently. Remove nuts with slotted spoon; toss with spice mix. Spoon onto a baking sheet; cool. Break apart to separate if needed.

Yield:	4 servings

What's Needed:

¼ cup red currant jelly
¼ cup cider vinegar
½ cup canola oil
8 cups baby spinach
½ sweet or red onion, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
½ cup Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
Salt and pepper, to taste
Garnish: Sweet and Spicy Pecans

Sweet and Spicy Pecans
Makes 2 cups

Spice mix:
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 ½ teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
1 tablespoon sugar

3 tablespoons peanut oil
½ cup granulated sugar
2 cups nuts (use whole blanched almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts or macadamias)

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