Chicken And Strawberry Spinach Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup pecan halves
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 cups spinach, washed and torn into bite-sized pieces
2 cups cooked chicken breasts, diced
2 cups strawberry slices
2 cups nectarines, slices
1/2 cup poppy seed salad dressing (bottled or homemade)

Preparation

In a small heavy saucepan or skillet, melt butter.
Add pecans; saute 2 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
Sprinkle with cinnamon; mix well.
Continue cooking 2 minutes more.
Cool on a foil-lined baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine spinach, fruit and chicken.
Place on four salad plates.
Top with pecans.
Serve with poppy seed dressing.