, have another fantastic use (besides for noshing plain): I built a salad around them! I used two heads of romaine and ate the entire bowl myself!2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped coarse
A generous handful of oven dried pineapples
A handful of toasted or candied pecans (I have a great recipe for candied pecans which I'll share another time)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon or apple cider, apple juice, or orange juice if you have it
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine the lettuce, pineapple and nuts in a large salad bowl. In a separate bowl or jar, combine the oil, vinegar, maple syrup, juice (if you have it), salt and pepper. Toss the dressing with the salad. Serve immediately.
Oven-dried pineapples--brilliant! We bought a fresh pineapple this week because they were on mega-sale, and I definitely want to give this method a try tonight for dessert. The salad looks wonderful, too--I love mixing sweet fruit and crunchy nuts into my spinach salads :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delightful! I've never heard of oven dried pineapples--I'll check out your recipe for them right away. I also love fruits and nuts in my salads.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing recipe. We love pineapples and pecans, both very healthy and delicious.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, had not considered to oven dry pineapples and add them to a salad... but it makes sense and looks very tasty.
Definitely will try it for a family lunch, thank you for the great idea!
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