Slaw Winter Salad with Basil Orange Dressing

Slaw Winter Salad with Basil Orange Dressing

Ingredients

1/2 head of red cabbage cone #4

1 turnip cone #2

2 orange diced

2 apple cone #3

1 pomegranate

handful dried cranberries

¼ cup small dried figs

1-Recipe of Festive nuts* below

Dressing

1 bunch of basil

Juice from 1 large orange

3/4 - 1 teaspoon orange zest

2-4 tablespoons vinegar

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1/4 cup olive oil

Pinch of Salt & ground pepper

Blend dressing ingredients and pour on salad

Instructions

Cut the cabbage with cone #4 cut the orange and apple cone #3. Chop the nuts coarsely and cut the figs into smaller pieces.  Mix everything together in a large bowl and serve. The salad is good the day after, but definitely best when freshly made. 

*Festive Nuts

Ingredients

pecans (1 big handful)

hazelnuts (1 handful)  

walnuts ( 1 handful)

2-3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup maple syrup or agave
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
Sea salt flakes

Method Preheat EOS to 350. Add variety of nuts in bottom of skillet - roast nuts until golden and smelling delicious, around 12 minutes. Add butter, maple syrup chopped rosemary and salt. Stir until all the nuts are covered. Serve – add to a salad or great holiday snack.