Mock Charleston'S Champaign Chicken Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Salad
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
1/4 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup feta cheese
1 cup cooked chicken (I used leftover rotisserie chicken)
1/2 cup chopped pecans, spiced (recipe follows)
1/2 cup strawberry, quartered
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
1/4 cup sweet vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Spiced pecans
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup sugar
1 dash salt
1/8 teaspoon allspice
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Sweet vinaigrette
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 dash salt
1 dash fresh pepper

Preparation

Salad:.
1. Mix first 8 ingredients into salad bowl.
2. Drizzle on dressing and toss.
Spiced Pecans:.
1. Heat first ingredients in saucepan until thickened.
2. Stir in pecans.
3. Spread hot pecans on piece of wax paper.
4. When cool, break into chunks
Dressing:.
1. Mix all ingredients.
2. Whisk together until blended.