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1 cup Nutella
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix in large bowl until creamy and smooth.  Chill.  Roll into balls and then roll in chopped/ground pecans.  (This recipe makes about 80 nut balls.)

RECIPE SOURCE: Sentiments by Sophia

Sugared Pecans:

1/4 cup    sugar
2/3 cup    pecan pieces

Mix the sugar with the pecans in a small skillet.  Cook over low heat until the sugar melts to coat the pecans well.  Spread on foil and cool.  (You can also substitute cherry craisins for pecans…as many as is desired).

Citrus Dressing:

1/2 cup      orange juice
1/4 cup    canola oil
1/4 cup    lime juice
2 tbsp      sugar
1 tsp        grated lime zest
1 tsp        grated orange zest

Combine the oil, lime juice, orange juice, sugar, lime zest and orange zest in an airtight jar and shake well.  Chill until serving time.

Salad:

8 cups    torn leaf lettuce
8 cups    torn Romaine lettuce
1             red onion  (optional)
1 large   orange, peeled and sliced
1 pint     strawberries, cut into halves
2            avocados

Combine the lettuce, onion, oranges and strawberries in a large salad bowl and toss gently.  Add the avocados to the salad just before serving.  Drizzle with the dressing and toss gently.  Top with the pecans.