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This delicious Spinach Salad recipe and photos were shared with my
by Karen Calanchini, Food Stylist and Photographer, of Redding, CA.
This refreshing and colorful salad goes beautifully with Karen's
Creamy Seafood Casserole.
More wonderful Salads and Salad Dressing Recipes.
Spinach Salad with Mandarin Oranges Recipe
Recipe Type:
Salad and Salad Dressing,
Spinach,
Oranges, Craisins,
Pomegranate Seeds
Yields:
2 servings
Prep time: 20 min
Ingredients:
1/2 can mandarin oranges
1/8 cup (2 tablespoons) Craisins
2 tablespoons dried pomegranate seeds*
1/2 bag baby
spinach leaves, refreshed in water, drained well, and spin dry
1/4 cup extra-virgin
olive oil
2 tablespoons
Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar*
2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
2 tablespoons whole, lightly-salted cashew nuts
Coarse or sea
salt
and freshly-ground
black pepper to taste
* Dried pomegranate seeds and
Orange Muscat Vinegar can be found at Trader's Joes and at
Amazon.com. Your local grocery store
should also carry the pomegranate seeds.
Preparation:
In a salad bowl, place the mandarin oranges,
Craisins, and pomegranate seeds. Top with the prepared spinach leaves. Cover
with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Into a container with a tight-fitting lid, add the
olive oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard, cashews, salt, and pepper. Shake until oil is
emulsified; set aside.
When ready to serve, gently
toss the prepared spinach salad with a little of the prepared dressing.
NOTE: You probably will need to shake the dressing again
before tossing. Any remaining dressing will keep well in the
refrigerator. Store, covered, in the
refrigerator. Dressing will keep approximately 7 to 10 days. Serve at room
temperature.
DO NOT
OVERDRESS YOUR SALADS - Too
much salad dressing will weight down the salad ingredients and mask their
flavors. The dressing's role is to highlight not to overpower the salad
ingredients. A general rule is 1/4 cup of dressing for 6 cups of greens. As soon
as your salad is mixed, taste a leaf to see if there is sufficient dressing. If
not, drizzle some more over the salad, a tablespoon at a time; toss and taste
again.
Makes 2 servings.
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