A Yummy Winter Salad

Yield: 6
Ingredients:
Yummy Winter Salad

* 1/2 cup pecan, halves
* 1/4 cup maple syrup
* 1 raw beet, peeled, coarsely, grated
* 1 Fuji apple, (or any other hard apple), peeled, cored, grated
* 1 fennel, bulb, trimmed, grated
* 1/2 cup fresh mint, stem removed, chopped
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
* 3 tbsp olive oil
* 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
* 4 oz stilton cheese, crumbled


Directions:
Yummy Winter Salad

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Pour maple syrup into a small bowl. Toss nuts in syrup, remove with a slotted spoon, and bake on aluminum foil or a cookie sheet for approximately 10 minutes, or until nuts are roasted and syrup solidifies around nuts.
3. In a large bowl, add beet, apple, fennel, mint, salt and pepper. Toss. Add oil and vinegar, stilton and nuts. Toss and serve immediately.