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Grilled Plum Salad
with Pecans & Gorgonzola

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Grill Time: 6-8 minutes
Amount: 4 servings

Ingredients:
¼ cup Jewel® Granulated Sugar
â…› teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup pecan halves
2 Farm Stand® Plums, pitted and sliced into eighths
- Jewel® No-Stick Olive Oil Cooking Spray
1 (5 ounce) container wild harvest® Organic Spring Mix Salad Greens
¼ cup prepared creamy poppy seed dressing
4 ounce crumbled gorgonzola cheese

Directions:

1. Heat sugar and cayenne pepper in medium skillet until melted. Toss in pecans. Spread pecans on waxed paper; cool.
2. Prepare grill to medium heat. Lightly spray plums with olive oil cooking spray; salt and pepper to taste. Grill until slightly soft, turning once (about 6-8 minutes). Set aside.
3. Toss salad greens with dressing. Divide among 4 salad plates. Top with plum slices and sprinkle with cheese and pecans.

Nutritional Information:
Serving Size ¼ of recipe; Calories 425; Total Fat 32g; Saturated Fat 7g; Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 550mg; Carbohydrates 27g; Fiber 4g Protein 9g

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