Date Summer Salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup walnuts
• 1/3 cup pecans
• 1 (10 ounce) bag mixed salad greens
• 2 cups strawberries, halved
• 1 cup fresh blackberries
• 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 4 dates, pitted and chopped
• 1/4 cup raspberry vinaigrette dressing, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• whisk brown sugar and water together in a small saucepan; bring to a boil and cook until reduced to a caramel syrup, 5 to 10 minutes.
• arrange walnuts and pecans on the prepared baking sheet.
• toast nuts in the preheated oven until fragrant, about 5 minutes. pour caramel syrup over nuts; toss to coat. bake until nuts are lightly browned and syrup has thickened, 8 to 10 more minutes. let cool on baking sheet.
• mix salad greens, strawberries, blackberries, blue cheese, cranberries, dates, and vinaigrette dressing; toss to coat. sprinkle candied nuts over salad.