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Red and Napa Cabbage Salad with Braeburn Apples and Spiced Pecans

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 Servings

Ingredients

2

teaspoons butter

1

cup pecan halves

2

tablespoons golden brown sugar

1

tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1

/8 teaspoon (scant) cayenne pepper

2

tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar

1

tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1

teaspoon Dijon mustard

1

/4 cup olive oil

2

medium unpeeled Braeburn or Fuji apples, quartered, cored, thinly sliced crosswise

2

tablespoons fresh lemon juice

3

cups thinly sliced red cabbage

2

cups thinly sliced Napa cabbage

3

/4 cup dried tart cherries (about 5 ounces)

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Melt butter in nonstick medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add pecans and stir 1 minute. Add brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne; stir until nuts are coated, about 1 minute. Transfer nuts to foil sheet and cool.

    Step 2

    Whisk both vinegars and mustard in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Spiced pecans and dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Store pecans airtight at room temperature. Cover and chill dressing; bring to room temperature and rewhisk before using.

    Step 3

    Toss apples with lemon juice in large bowl. Add cabbages and dried cherries; mix. Add dressing and toss. Stir in pecans and season salad with salt and pepper.