Strawberry and Pecan Salad
By: Nikki Brown
Published: Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 6:34am

Ingredients




100g/3.5oz strawberries, cut into thin slices
100g/3.5oz grapes, sliced into thin discs
50g/2oz pecans
20g/0.75oz coconut sugar
50g/2oz red onion, thinly sliced
75g/2.75oz mesclun greens
15ml/0.5fl oz balsamic vinegar
45ml/1.5fl oz olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp crushed black peppercorns
14g/0.5oz mint leaves

Preparation

1 Combine coconut sugar and pecans in a non-stick pan over low heat. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. 2 Transfer candied pecans to a plate lined with parchment paper to cool. 3 In a bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and mint leaves. 4 Toss in mesclun greens, strawberries, grapes, and red onions. 5 Top salad with candied pecans.

About

This recipe not only looks fantastic, but it is fantastic for you in many ways. Let’s look at your heart, grapes contain phytonutrient resveratrol which is great for heart health, strawberries, heart- shaped for a reason, contain anthocyanins which are associated with heart health as well as being what gives fruit and flowers their colour. Pecans contain monounsaturated fats that help prevent coronary heart disease. All this and more, vitamin C, folate, manganese, potassium, fibre to name just a few.