Pecan Store August 10th, 2009

It’s August and that means that fall is coming up quick. Soon soups will become a weekly staple and heartier meals will be creeping back into kitchens everywhere.

I love summer salads, so I’m always sad when fall first hits. I love the crisp, cool air that comes with the change of the seasons, but that means I have to say goodbye to the crisp, cool greens that decorate my plate every summer as well.

So, as a tribute, I’m going to share with you my favorite summer salad before it’s too late. It’s super easy and can be made in a snap. All you have to do is purchase a bag of premixed and washed spring greens, candied pecans, dried cranberries, blue cheese and a bottle of really good raspberry vinaigrette. I prefer the creamier raspberry vinaigrettes; they don’t seem to have quite so much of a bite to them.

Arrange the lettuce on the plate, top with a generous helping of pecans, blue cheese crumbles and cranberries, drizzle with the dressing and enjoy. Sometimes the simplest things in life are the best.

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