Side Items

Pear and Pecan spinach salad is for Salad.

Pear and Pecan spinach salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Pear and Pecan spinach salad takes 5 minutes to cook.

Pear and Pecan spinach salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Pear and Pecan spinach salad are:

4-5 cups Fresh Spinach or greens (approx)
1 cucumber, sliced
1-2 pears, sliced or cubed
1 avocado, sliced or cubed
4-5 slices of red onion
2-3 tbsp pecans or walnuts
7 strips Tempeh (I like Tofurkey Sesame Garlic, OR Maple Bacon flavour), cut up into bits
1/4 cup daiya "cheese" shreds - optional

1/2 tbsp oil for frying (included in calculations)

Serve plain (best if the avocado is very ripe) or with balsamic dressing! Also great topped

Here is how you make Pear and Pecan spinach salad:

Heat a frying pan on low-medium heat with a tiny bit of oil. Add the chopped onion and begin to caramelize. Add the tempeh, and finally the pecans. Take off the burner once everything is sauteed and set aside to cool while you prepare the other ingredients. Start by tossing washed greens in a salad bowl, then cut up the pear, cucumber and avocado. Finally, add in the onion, tempeh and pecan mixture. Toss and serve, or cover and refrigerate. Keeps fairly well for 1-2 days. Serving Size:?Makes 5 large bowls

The nutritional information for Pear and Pecan spinach salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 123.8

• Total Fat: 7.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 29.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 2.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Pear and Pecan spinach salad is Vegan