Salad with Goat Cheese and Maple Mustard Dressing

 

Salad with Goat or Bleu Cheese and Maple Mustard Dressing

I used this as my only salad for guests for years, and it was always a crowd-pleaser.

Use just enough dressing to lightly coat the lettuce, and feel free to use other salad ingredients.
If you don't have red wine vinegar, you can substitute using this link: http://www.md-health.com/Substitute-For-Red-Wine-Vinegar.html

Ingredients:

Pecans:

1 cup pecan halves

3 Tbsp maple syrup

Dressing:

1 clove garlic

1 Tbsp finely chopped shallots

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

2 Tbsp maple syrup

2 tsp Dijon mustard

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

5 Tbsp canola oil

Salad:

10 cupsRomaine

Cucumbers

Bleu cheese (I prefer goat cheese)

Dried cranberries

Prepare pecans:

Preheat oven to 375.  Lightly oil 2 baking sheets or Pyrex.  Mix the pecans and 3 Tbsp syrup and bake for 5-10 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.  Immed scrape onto other oiled sheet in a single layer.  Let cool.  Double the recipe if you expect to have enough left for the salad!