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Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed®

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I am so excited about my Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti® Simply Dressed® refrigerated salad dressings!
I’ve spoken in previous posts about how much I love salad.
I’ve also discussed the importance of not only having fresh, crispy, salad greens but a delicious salad dressing to top our tasty vegetables.
Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed® -Creole Contessa
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.
Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed® -Creole Contessa
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.
Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed® -Creole Contessa
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.

Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed® -Creole Contessa

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.

Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed® -Creole Contessa

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.

Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed®-Creole Contessa

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.

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Feta Cheese Salad with Pecans and Marzetti Simply Dressed®

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 minutes
  • Total Time: 12 minutes
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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

  1. Place pecans in a skillet and toast for about 4 minutes stirring to prevent from burning.
  2. Rinse vegetables, spin in a salad spinner until dry.
  3. Place vegetables in a large salad bowl, top with feta and toasted pecans.
  4. Dress salad with Marzetti Simply Dressed® salad dressing.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 4

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  8. Anonymous

    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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  10. Anonymous

    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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  13. Anonymous

    I would use Marzetti Simply Dressed refrigerated salad dressings to make stuffed mushrooms and peppers for my family.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

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  18. Anonymous

    I buy Marzetti all of the time! I make a spinach, hard boiled eggs, tomato and cucumber salad that everyone loves using their caesar dressing.

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  22. Anonymous

    Mmm, I love feta! I’ll use the Marzetti Simply Dressed Ranch to make toasted cheesy ranch tuna salad sandwiches. Delicious!

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  25. Anonymous

    My family loves salad. I would use Marzetti Simply Dressed refrigerated salad dressings to make a BLT salad…and healthier version of BLT sandwich.  😉

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

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  33. Anonymous

    I’d love to make chicken caesar salad with Romaine, Tomato, carrots, radish, cooked chicken croutons and Marzetti Caesar dressing.  Thanks so much.

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  42. Anonymous

    oh – looks wonderful!  Would also make a chopped salad, potato salad and tuna salad!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

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  54. Anonymous

    I would use the use Marzetti® Simply Dressed® to make my chicken more flavorful and juicy and on my salads!

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  56. Anonymous

    I would love to use these dressings with fresh, seasonal produce and grilled chicken for the summer months!

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  67. Anonymous

    I would use it in a fresh veggie salad, with walnuts, potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots… yummy !

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  81. Anonymous

    LOVE this salad dressing We buy it when it is on sale and We have a coupon Super tight budget….We use it on lots of things Please

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  89. Anonymous

    I love Marzetti’s dressings.  I especially like using the ranch dressing with a pasta or potato salad.  The strawberry poppyseed adds great flavor to a mixed green salad.  Now I think I’ll try your salad.  It looks great.

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  103. Anonymous

    I would add it to a salad using romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, diced eggs and shredded rotisserie chicken

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  116. Anonymous

    I enjoy a fresh salad with ingredients from my local Farmer’s Market. I like the Marzetti Simply Dressed Balsamic Vinaigrette.
    Thanks for the contest.

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  126. creolecontessa@hotmail.com

    Glad you enjoyed it Brandy! Yes, the meat shrinks and beef will produce more grease than turkey.

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  127. Anonymous

    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.

    Reply

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