Sweet Maple, Fruit and Nut Salad Recipe

Here’s a fantastic recipe that uses ingredients that are in season all winter. This makes a great introduction to spinach if your kids have not tried it.

Ingredients

Dressing

• 1 T Maple Syrup
• 1 T Olive Oil

 Salad

• 2 Pears, sliced
• 4 C Baby spinach
• 1/4 C Pecans

Toast pecans in warm skillet until slightly brown. Whisk together maple syrup and olive oil. Toss pears in dressing until coated. Sauté pears in skillet over medium-heat until fork tender.

Serve 1 cup fresh spinach topped with ½ cup of cooked pears and a 1 tablespoon of pecans. Makes 4 servings

Fun Fact: One cup of cooked spinach has 245mg calcium- almost as much as 1 cup of milk (300mg)- and 30% of your daily needs for Vitamin C.