I am so excited about my Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti® Simply Dressed® refrigerated salad dressings!
I’ve spoken in previous posts about how much I love salad.
I’ve also discussed the importance of not only having fresh, crispy, salad greens but a delicious salad dressing to top our tasty vegetables.
T. Marzetti Company and it’s Simply Dressed refrigerated dressings fulfill all of my tasty salad dressing requirements!
There are 23 flavors to choose from.
Yes folks, and they also included ranch and blue cheese dressings which BTW are two of my all time favorites.
The Marzetti Simply Dressed refrigerated salad dressings are made with a minimal number of simple ingredients, such as extra virgin olive oil, canola oil (contains Omega-3 ALA) and sea salt.
They also complement any salad or meal with no preservatives, trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, added MSG, artificial flavors or colors.
The Marzetti Simply Dressed refrigerated salad dressings are so delicious they were honored as one of Progressive Grocer’s 2013 Editors’ Picks for innovation, taste and value.
My salad goals for today were to create a salad that was not only hearty but I wanted a salad that could be eaten as a side salad and/or a full meal.
I decided to create my delicious Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans which paired perfectly with Marzetti Simply Dressed Ranch and Blue Cheese salad dressings.
I used crispy romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, grated carrots, toasted pecans and crumbled feta cheese as the base for my salad.
You could also add a little extra crumbled blue cheese or Parmesan if desired.
I love mixing cheeses with my salads.
I must admit I couldn’t decide on which flavor of dressing to use, so I used both!
The Ranch was so creamy and flavorful and the Blue Cheese is perfectly tangy!
Normally when I eat Blue Cheese dressing I have to add extra blue cheese for more flavor.
Not this time, Marzetti Simply Dressed had the perfect amount of blue cheese flavor.
I am so excited about the taste of these dressings I am going back to purchase the other four flavors.
Enjoy.
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Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed®
Rating: 51
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients
Marzetti® Simply Dressed® Ranch or Blue Cheese
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
2 cucumbers, sliced
2 tomatoes, sliced
1 cup carrots, grated
1 cup pecans, toasted
1/2 cup feta cheese
Instructions
Place pecans in a skillet and toast for about 4 minutes stirring to prevent from burning.
Rinse vegetables, spin in a salad spinner until dry.
Place vegetables in a large salad bowl, top with feta and toasted pecans.
Dress salad with Marzetti Simply Dressed® salad dressing.
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