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Summer Crunch Salad

The grand-prize winning recipe in our Summer Picnic Salad recipe contest features jicama and bell pepper along side tender spinach and sweet corn, with a lively Tex-Mex dressing. Toasted pecans add even more crunch. The recipe was sent in by Helen Fields of Springtown, Texas.

Test Kitchen Discoveries

  • If you’re making this salad ahead of time, don’t dress it until you’re ready to serve, otherwise the ingredients will turn mushy.
  • You can use packaged chopped pecans or chop whole nuts yourself—most of our tasters couldn’t tell the difference.

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