Spring Salad with Sesame Oil and Shallot Dressing

Green salads, so popular these days, are not something I grew up with. The Chinese never eat raw greens as such. Salads were discovered by me when I went out into the western culinary world and they are a food I have learned to love. Nothing beats the crisp flavours of young, tender salad greens. A salad is a refreshing starter or can be a clean ending to any meal. Here, I have combined the greens with caramelized pecans, an American nut that is a delicious snack on its own. The caramelized