Matchstick cut apples and red onion on a hearty bed of red leaf lettuce, topped off with crunchy salty and slightly sweet coconut amino baked cinnamon pecans!
Make the Pecans and the dressing- this will take about 15 minutes. Refrigerate the dressing and let the pecans cool while making the salad.
Rinse all veggies and use a large salad bowl. Think chopped style salad for all ingredients, cut the lettuce in thin ribbons and chop a few times to make the pieces smaller and place it all in the bowl.
Use a mandolin to cut the onion thinly and spread over the lettuce, add shredded carrot next.
For the apple run it through the mandolin first, then cut the slices across to make thin matchsticks, peeling the apples isn't required. Squeeze lemon over the top to help keep them from turning color on the chopping board, then add them in.
Chop the pecans and add them last right before serving. Pour the dressing on at the last minute all over and serve, enjoy!
If you'd like to make this into a dinner salad add on a grilled chicken breast, chopped steak or a filet of salmon!