Apple Arugula Salad with Maple Pecan Crumbles - VeryVera
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Apple Arugula Salad with Maple Pecan Crumbles

  • Prep Time: 15m
  • Yield: 6 Salads
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Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/2 c olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp. dark brown sugar
  • 1/8 tsp. sea salt

Salad

  • 5 oz arugula
  • 3 Cosmic Crisp apples, sliced very thin
  • 1/2 c chopped dates
  • 1/4 c red onion, thinly sliced
  • Pearson Farm Maple Pecan crumbles
  • 1/2 c feta crumbles

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the balsamic dressing ingredients and adjust seasoning to taste.
  2. Add the arugula to a large salad bowl. Arrange the sliced apples, dates, red onion, maple crumbles and feta on top of the greens.
  3. Just before serving, drizzle about half of the dressing over top of the salad and toss.

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