Salad with cranberries, pecans and feta

Ingredients (adjust quantities accordingly):

  • 1/2 C dried cranberries
  • 1/2 C toasted pecans
  • 1/3 C Feta cheese
  • Salad - e.g. spinach or mixed greens
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Olive oil
  • Mustard (sweet is best, e.g. moutarde au sirop d'érable)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Optional: garlic
  • Optiona: 1/2 a diced green apple
Pre-heat an oven to 160°C and lay the pecans out on a baking tray. Toast them, tossing regularly until dark brown. Watch them carefully or they will burn. Let cool.

Combine the cranberries, pecans and crumbled feta over the salad.

Dressing:
Make a balsamic vinaigrette using 1 T balsamic for 2 T olive oil and approximately 1 teaspoon mustard. Half or 1 clove of garlic finely chopped can also be added. The dressing should be a little sweet.