Mock Charleston's Champaign Chicken Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped dates
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup feta cheese
• 1 cup cooked chicken (i used leftover rotisserie chicken)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, spiced (recipe follows)
• 1/2 cup strawberry, quartered
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 1/4 cup sweet vinaigrette (recipe follows)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash fresh pepper

Recipe

• 1 salad:.
• 2 1. mix first 8 ingredients into salad bowl.
• 3 2. drizzle on dressing and toss.
• 4 spiced pecans:.
• 5 1. heat first ingredients in saucepan until thickened.
• 6 2. stir in pecans.
• 7 3. spread hot pecans on piece of wax paper.
• 8 4. when cool, break into chunks
• 9 dressing:.
• 10 1. mix all ingredients.
• 11 2. whisk together until blended.