{"id":20630,"date":"2021-08-08T07:54:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T14:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=20630"},"modified":"2021-11-01T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:18:43","slug":"butter-lettuce-salad-with-candied-pecans","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/recipes\/butter-lettuce-salad-with-candied-pecans","title":{"rendered":"Butter Lettuce Salad with Candied Pecans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t let the long ingredients list scare you away!\u00a0 This lovely salad is one of my very favorites and completely\u00a0 worth the (minimal) trouble.\u00a0And you can make a big batch of the candied pecans ahead of time!<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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Salad<\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> head butter lettuce, gently torn<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> apple (preferably Pink Lady), unpeeled and sliced thinly<\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/span> tbsp<\/span> currants <\/span>or dried cranberries<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> cup<\/span> red onion, sliced thinly<\/span><\/div>\n
Candied Pecans<\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> raw pecans<\/span><\/div>\n
⅛<\/span> cup<\/span> brown sugar<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> water<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> tsp<\/span> cinnamon<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> pinch<\/span> cayenne pepper<\/span><\/div>\n
Dressing<\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> fresh lemon juice<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tbsp<\/span> canola oil<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tsp<\/span> sugar<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Make the Candied Pecans<\/div>\n
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Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add the brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper to a saucepan, then bring to a boil. Add the pecans and stir for 2 minutes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Transfer the coated pecans to a sheet of cookie sheet lined with wax paper and bake for 6 minutes at 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Make the Dressing<\/div>\n
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Whisk all dressing ingredients together to combine. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Make the Salad<\/div>\n
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Toss the dressing, candied pecans, apple slices, and lettuce together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4608,"featured_media":1467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[2705],"yst_prominent_words":[1467,1038,1612,1394,1303,697],"class_list":["post-20630","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-salads","cp_recipe_cuisine-american","cp_recipe_cooking_method-baking","cp_recipe_cooking_method-boiling","cp_recipe_cooking_method-tossing","cp_recipe_tags-30-minutes-or-less","cp_recipe_tags-gluten-free","cp_recipe_tags-recipe-videos","cp_recipe_tags-soy-free"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/20630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=20630"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}