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

Ingredients
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1 6-oz. pkg. fresh baby spinach or 8 cups fresh baby spinach and/or assorted torn greens
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2 oranges or 3 tangerines, peeled, seeded, and sectioned
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1/2 of a small red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
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1/3 cup dried cranberries
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Walnut Croutons or Pecan Croutons (recipes follow)
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Bottled Italian salad dressing or your favorite vinaigrette
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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