Cherry Salad

Cherry Salad by the recipe of food blog “Endless Meal” is full of sweet cherries, peppery arugula, spicy candied pecans and either goat cheese or avocado.

For cherry salad you need the following ingredients:

Candied pepper pecans
1 cup pecans
¼ cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon butter
Fresh cherry balsamic vinaigrette
⅓ cup fresh BC pitted cherries, packed
3 tablespoons avocado oil, or another neutral flavored oil
1 ½ tablespoons white balsamic vinegar, or sub apple cider vinegar
A pinch of sea salt
Arugula and fresh cherry salad
285 gr. baby arugula
2 cups pitted BC cherries, cut in half
57 gr. goat cheese, sub a diced avocado for paleo and vegan

How to make cherry salad?

Toast the pecans in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Once they begin to brown and smell fragrant, add the maple syrup and black pepper to the pan and stir until the pan is mostly dry. Remove the pan from the heat, add the butter and mix it through the pecans. Transfer the pecans to a piece of parchment paper in a single layer and let them cool.

Place the fresh cherry vinaigrette ingredients into your blender and blend on high until smooth. Add the baby arugula, fresh cherries, goat cheese or avocado, and the candied pecans to a large salad bowl. Pour the vinaigrette over the top and toss to coat.