Albany Senior High School/Recipes/cranberry spinach salad

= Cranberry Spinach Salad =

Ingredients

 * 1 tablespoon of butter
 * 3/4 cup of almonds, blanched and slivered
 * 450 grams of spinach
 * 1 cup of dried cranberries
 * 2 tablespoons of toasted sesame seeds
 * 1 tablespoon of poppy seeds
 * 1/2 a cup of white sugar
 * 2 teaspoons minced onion
 * 1/4 teaspoon of paprika
 * 1/4 cup of white whine vinegar
 * 1/4 cup of cider vinegar
 * 1/2 cup of vegetable oil

Method

 * 1) in a medium sauce pan melt butter over medium heat. cook and stir almonds in butter until lightly toasted. remove from heat and let cool.
 * 2) in a large bowl combine the spinach with the toasted almonds and cranberries.
 * 3) in a medium bowl wisk together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, onion, paprika, white wine vinegar, cider vinegar and vegetable oil
 * 4) toss with spinach just before serving.

Suggestions

 * To save time use Paul Newmans balsamic vinegarette instead of making your own dressing.
 * You could also use mandarin oranges instead of poppy seeds.