Spinach Salad With Strawberries

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup safflower oil or 1 cup canola oil
• 1/3 cup champagne vinegar or 1/3 cup raspberry vinegar or 1/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, washed & dried (about 1 bunch)
• 2 cups strawberries, sliced (or other colorful fruit)
• 3/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced

Recipe

• 1 make spiced pecans: beat egg until very frothy, but not stiff.
• 2 add remaining ingredients, excluding pecans. now add pecans and mix to coat.
• 3 spread pecans on baking sheet in single layer and bake in a preheated 200 degree oven for 45 minutes, turning every 15 minutes.
• 4 let cool completely.
• 5 for dressing, shake together all ingredients.
• 6 toss together salad ingredients.
• 7 toss dressing with salad just before serving (or leave salad dry and serve the dressing on the side), sprinkle dressed salad with pecans.