Baked Spring Rolls and Summer Greens with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

I caught up with one of my good friends from Canada between xmas and new year. She unexpectedly bought me a xmas present which was the White Water cook book. In 2009 I travelled back to Canada for some awesome skiing action. Three of us went on a road trip which I have to say was probably the best road trip I've ever done. We didn't care where we went so long as there was new snow. As it turns out we only had one day with no new snow. Our first stop on the trip was to a town called Nelson. Nelson is to skiing what Byron Bay is to surfing. Just outside of Nelson there is a small ski resort called White Water. It is here that we discovered the best ski food in Canada. So good is the food the head cook made a cook book.

I decided to cook the baked phyllo spring rolls and the summer green salad with honey balsamic vinaigrette. I've previously had mixed results with phyllo pastry but this time I got it just right. No tears, no holes and no uneven cooking. The salad was also pretty good. I had to caramelise pecan nuts which is something I hadn't done before. Overall I'd say it turned out pretty well. Big thanks to Kim for the cook book.