Albany Senior High School/Recipes/cranberry spinach salad

Cranberry Spinach Salad

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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.