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Crate Pickled Carrot and Candied Pecan Salad

Try our Crate Pickled Carrot and Candied Pecan Salad recipe from The Table at Crate, topped with a delicious homemade apricot dressing.

Developed by Bill Kim, Chef at The Table at Crate

Crate Pickled Carrot and Candied Pecan Salad
PREP:
15 minutes
COOK:
None
YIELD:
1 serving

Ingredients

  • Salad Ingredients
  • 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3 tablespoons Apricot Dressing
  • 1 cup mixed greens, loosely packed
  • â…› cup cauliflower, sliced
  • ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley
  • Garnish Ingredients
  • ¼ cup Candied Pecans
  • 10 pieces sliced Pickled Carrots

Directions

  1. In a medium size mixing bowl, add cherry tomatoes, apricot dressing, mixed greens, cauliflower and parsley toss gently and place in the middle of plate. Place pickled carrots around the mixed greens and sprinkle candied pecans to finish.

Apricot Dressing

PREP:
40 minutes
COOK:
None
YIELD:
1 serving

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons agave syrup
  • 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
  • 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup dried apricots, soaked in hot water* for 30 minutes, diced into small pieces
  • *Reserve soaking water

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, add olive oil, vinegar, agave, shallots and dijon mustard. Mix with a whisk or hand blender until ingredients emulsify.
  2. Add apricot pieces with 2 tablespoons of apricot-soaking water to the emulsified mixture and mix well.

Candied Pecans

PREP:
15 minutes
COOK:
45 minutes
YIELD:
1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon dark chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 pound pecan halves

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250°F. Mix sugar, black pepper, dark chili powder and salt together in a small mixing bowl.
  2. Whisk egg white and water together in a separate medium mixing bowl for 2 minutes. Toss pecans in the egg white mixture, then the sugar mixture and spread nuts evenly out on baking sheet.
  3. Bake, stirring every 15 minutes, until the pecans are brown (approximately 45 minutes).

Pickled Carrots

PREP + COOK:
40 minutes
CHILL:
2 hrs
YIELD:
1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 pound large carrots, thinly sliced
  • 1 large jalapeno with seeds
  • ½ onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • ¾ cup white distilled vinegar
  • ¾ cup water
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano

Directions

  1. In a large stock pot, add carrots, jalapeno, onion, garlic, vinegar, water, bay leaves and oregano; let simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 2 hours and store in an air-tight container.
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