I am so excited about my Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti® Simply Dressed® refrigerated salad dressings!

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.
PrintFeta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed®
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 12 minutes
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.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
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I would use the Greek Feta dressing to make Greek salad
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How many cans of crushed Pineapples would I need for 2 cups? Can I use regular sugar instead?
I would use Marzetti dressing in a grilled chicken and salad wrap.
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I would use the delicious Marzetti Ranch dressing to make my Chicken Pasta Salad!
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I would marinate chicken using the Marzetti ginger sesame simply dressed salad dressing to make a Asian chicken wrap with bell peppers and broccoli slaw. I would then use the dressing as a dip for the wrap.
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My family would love a big green salad with lots of veggies and topped with lean strips of steak and blue cheese dressing.
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I would like to use the Ginger Sesame Salad Dressing to create a yummy chicken with almonds salad.
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I would use the Balsamic Salad Dressing on my Grilled Beef with Spinach and Strawberry Salad.
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I posted a tweet too: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/591850374518087680
Do you cook the hot dogs first?
I will use this make chicken salad.
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Id make a glazed chicken
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I would use the Greek Feta dressing to make Greek salad
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Some sound like they’d make great marinades
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I would use Marzetti dressing on my grilled chicken salad.
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I would make a grilled chicken salad and use the ranch dressing.
oh – looks wonderful! Would also make a chopped salad, potato salad and tuna salad!
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i would use marzetti simply dressed to make a great salad for my family’s dinner
Boring salads for us!
I would use these on different types of salad.
I would add the Ranch Marzetti salad dressing to a veggie pasta salad for an easy meal.
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I would love to use it on a chicken, bacon, ranch pasta salad
Chicken/spinach salad with Strawberry Poppyseed Salad Dressing.
I’d like to use the dressing as a dip for a fresh plate of vegetables. Looks like a yummy salad!
I’d make a delicious dip for our favorite veggies!
I would use this in a Antipasto Salad
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I would use the use Marzetti® Simply Dressed® to make my chicken more flavorful and juicy and on my salads!
I tweeted
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I would love to use these dressings with fresh, seasonal produce and grilled chicken for the summer months!
I would love to make a fresh veggie salad and top it with their dressing!
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we like eating salads during the summertime and would enjoy these salad dressings!
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Blue Cheese is my favorite dressing.I would use Marzetti dressing on my grilled chicken salad.
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I would like to use it to make a chicken cesear salad.
I’d use the balsamic as a marinade for baked chicken.
I would use it in a pasta salad.
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I would use it in a fresh veggie salad, with walnuts, potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots… yummy !
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I would like to use Marzetti dressing to make a nice pasta salad.
We will try to find lots of new salads to try for dinner.
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https://twitter.com/aes529/status/603939813994135552
in a pasta salad
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Marzetti Ranch dressing for a Chicken Pasta Salad
I would use these sauces to make fresh natural burritos for my family.
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Would be good for marinating chicken.
I would use it for marinating salmon
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I would use the dressings to make our favorite chicken caesar salad.
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I would use this as a dip. Sometimes we also eat garden salads, so we’d use it for that as well.
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This would top my daily spinach salad.
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I’d use it to make spicy buffalo chicken salad.
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I would use the dressings on grilled chicken salad.
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I will use Marzetti Simply Dressed in my next chopped salad
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I love Marzetti dressings and would use this when making pasta salad
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Gonna try this soon!
I would try this with a chicken salad.
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Use it for a yummy salad or dip for my kiddos snack
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Its a great way to marinate chicken or use in wraps for a dressing.
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I would use Marzetti Simply Dressed dressings to marinate chicken
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I would love to try the ranch on my grilled chicken salads that I take for work lunches
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Thanks for the contest.
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I will use it to make a delicious veggie pasta salad!
I’ll use the Sriracha Ranch in my macaroni and carrot salad.
I would use the Ranch Dressing in my potato salad.
We love feta in our shouldse.
house not shouldse. My cat was helping me type. lol
I’m on a diet right now, so I’d use the ranch on a chef salad, yum!
I would use the dressing on our Turkey Bacon Wraps, as well as to top our Spinach Salad!
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I tweeted
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Correct Teresa, I normally add the sausage and chicken at the same time. LOL
Glad you enjoyed it Brandy! Yes, the meat shrinks and beef will produce more grease than turkey.
Okay, so I was reading another of your wonderful recipes and saw you recommended a few different names of seasonings, one of them being Emeril’s. I searched and found a recipe for his Creole seasoning and found it on Food.com. I can’t wait to make this.