Party Poppy Seed Salad

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The third salad in my series come from

Tiffany
I really liked this salad as did most of the kids.
I tell ya, kids just don’t appreciate a good salad, however, with this salad there was something in it that everyone liked.

First thing first I am going to show you how to caramelized nuts. This salad calls for caramelized pecans, which are so yummy and very simple to do.

To make 1 cup of caramelized nuts you will need:

1 cup nuts
(I am using walnuts, I was a ding-dong and forgot to get pecans)
1 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp sugar

First you melt the butter

simple enough


Then add the nuts and butter

Saute until the sugar dissolves and coats the nuts.

Set it on a plate to cool.
There you have it, simple, you can also make large batches and freeze for later use. These are really yummy for just plain old eating too.


Now onto the salad dressing.
I really liked this, I saved the left over dressing for my lunch salad today, very good!

Our cast of characters:

1/4 cup Red Onion, chopped
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/2 tsp Salt
1/3 cup apple Cider Vinegar
1 cup Oil

Everything, except the poppy seeds are put into a blender.

Blend on high until everything is mixed well .

I then poured the dressing into a jar and added the poppy seeds

Then gave it a good shake to mix the seeds in, and set aside.

Now for the body of this super yummy salad

We have:

1 bag Spring Mix Salad
2.4 heads Romain Lettuce, chopped
2 Apples or Pear (or a mix) peeled and chopped
1 cup Caramelized Pecans
1 cup Craisins
1 cup Crumbled Feta

(I didn’t peel my pears, as a general rule I don’t peel things, I am lazy that way)

Mix everything together and toss with dressing.

This makes a huge salad, which is great if you need to take it to a party. I actually halved most of the recipe (except the nuts and feta, I like nuts and feta) for my family of 7 and it was a perfect amount.


Serve and Enjoy!
Thanks Tiffany for this wonderful salad, I will be making this again and again.

5 thoughts on “Party Poppy Seed Salad”

  1. so the salads you are posting actually have lettuce and healthy stuff in them! I grew up with so many pasta salads. Where have all these different salads been my whole life?!

  2. This looks delicious. I love the carmelized pecans in the salad and my husband loves pears, so I think this is a salad my family would enjoy. Thanks!!!

    Blessings,
    Kimberlynn

  5. I'm making this salad to take to our family's supper this weekend. Thanks for the recipe!
    Blessings,