A couple weeks ago, I made some Candied Orange Pecans. I had just a few of them left, and decided I wanted to use them on a salad. The pecans have a very fall/winter flavor to them. I felt that a salad of butter lettuce and fall flavors would be perfect for them. I really wasn’t craving a salad with pears though, as the original recipe uses them. Since this is spring and warm weather fruits are those that are in season, I mixed things up a bit. I used strawberries and apples and made this a fall/spring infusion salad. The flavors turned out to complement each other beautifully. This salad was delicious and comforting.
Butter Lettuce Salad with Yogurt Dressing
An infusion of spring and fall flavors. Strawberries, apples, candied pecans and yogurt dressing top tender butter lettuce.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Dressing
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 3 Tbsp. honey
- 3 tsp. lemon juice.
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients for Salad
- 1 7 oz. bag butter lettuce
- 1 small apple cored and sliced
- 1 cup strawberries sliced
- 3/4 cup candied pecans and cranberries*
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped
Instructions
Directions for Dressing
- In a jar or container with tight fitting lid, combine yogurt, honey, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Attach lid tightly and shake well until thoroughly mixed.
Directions for Salad
- Pour bag of lettuce in a serving bowl. Top with apples, strawberries, pecans, cranberries and green onions. Pour salad dressing over salad. Give a gentle toss, and serve.
Notes
*I used my Candied Orange Pecans as a topping. https://comfortfoodinfusion.com/candied-orange-pecans/
You could substitute this with toasted pecans and cranberries.
You could substitute this with toasted pecans and cranberries.
