Winter Orange Salad
Recipe from Midwest Living

Toasted walnuts act as croutons for this fruit and spinach side salad.


Winter Orange Salad


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Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: Makes 2/3 cup.
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Ingredients
 
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  • 1  6-oz. pkg.  fresh baby spinach or 8 cups fresh baby spinach and/or assorted torn greensOn Sale
  • 2    oranges or 3 tangerines, peeled, seeded, and sectionedOn Sale
  • 1/2  of a small  red onion, thinly sliced and separated into ringsOn Sale
  • 1/3  cup  dried cranberriesOn Sale
  •     Walnut Croutons or Pecan Croutons (recipes follow)On Sale
  •     Bottled Italian salad dressing or your favorite vinaigretteOn Sale

Directions
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Place spinach on a large serving platter or divide among individual salad plates. Cut oranges sections into bite-size pieces. Arrange onion, cranberries and Walnut Croutons on spinach. Drizzle dressing over spinach mixture. Makes 6 side-dish servings.

Walnut Croutons
In a 10-inch skillet, melt 2 teaspoons butter over medium heat. Stir in 2/3 cup English walnut halves or large pieces. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and toasted, stirring occasionally. Watch carefully to avoid overbrowning nuts. Cool to room temperature. Store in a tightly covered container. Add to salad just before serving. Makes 2/3 cup.

Pecan Croutons
Lightly coat a 10-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add 1/4 cup sugar. Heat over medium-high heat until sugar begins to melt, shaking skillet occasionally to heat sugar evenly. Reduce heat to low and cook until sugar is nearly all melted. Add 2/3 cup pecan halves or large pieces and cook over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes more or until browned and glazed, stirring constantly. Watch carefully to avoid overbrowning nuts. Spread on a piece of foil coated with cooking spray, separating nuts. Cool to room temperature. Store in a tightly covered container. Add to salad just before serving. Makes 2/3 cup.

Nutrition information
Calories 232, Total Fat 18 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 3 mg, Sodium 519 mg, Carbohydrate 17 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 3 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 53%, Calcium 6%, Iron 8%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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