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Orange-Pear Spinach Salad
Ingredients
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2
medium red or yellow pears, such as Bartlett
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Lemon juice
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4
cups fresh spinach leaves
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4
cups leaf lettuce
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3
oranges, peeled, halved, and sectioned
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1
recipe Herbed Balsamic Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Directions
1. Slice pears; brush cut edges with lemon juice. On a serving platter arrange spinach and lettuce. Top with orange and pear slices.
2. Before serving, add dressing; toss to coat. Makes 8 to 10 side-dish servings.
From the Test Kitchen
- Make Ahead Tip Up to 4 hours ahead, prepare salad but do not add dressing. Cover and chill. Serve as above.
Herbed Balsamic Vinaigrette
Soak:
15 mins
Ingredients
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1/4
cup olive oil
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1/4
cup balsamic vinegar
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1
- 2
tablespoons sugar
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1
teaspoon snipped fresh basil (or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried basil)
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1
teaspoon snipped fresh thyme (or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme)
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1/2
teaspoon snipped fresh marjoram (or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram)
Directions
1. In a screw-top jar combine olive oil; balsamic or wine vinegar; sugar, if desired; fresh basil or dried basil, crushed; fresh thyme or dried thyme, crushed; fresh marjoram or dried marjoram, crushed. Cover the jar and shake well to mix.
2. Chill the dressing until serving time or up to 1 week. Makes about 1/2 cup vinaigrette.
Nutrition Facts
(Orange-Pear Spinach Salad)
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- Calories 112,
- Protein (gm) 1,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 12,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Vitamin A (RE) 206,
- Vitamin C (mg) 23,
- Sodium (mg) 26,
- Calcium (DV %) 30,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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