This salad
is a healthy, crunchy and flavorful accompaniment to your meal.
An orange, spinach and nut salad is easy to prepare, colorfully appealing to the palate and a refreshing addition to your food spread. Combine the tangy citrus flavors of orange with the crisp bite of spinach and nuts to add culinary flair to your meal. This salad is a nutritious accompaniment to meat or fish dishes, and a good source of iron, folate and vitamins A, C and E.
Instructions
1. Soak the baby spinach in a bowl of water, wash and drain. Chop the spinach or tear into bite-size strips.
2. Set the temperature of the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Coarsely chop the pine nuts and mix with 2 tbsp. of soy sauce. Place the nuts on a cookie sheet and toast for 10 minutes until lightly browned and fragrant. Remove the nuts from the oven and cool.
3. Wash and peel the two oranges. Slice the oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch slices and chop into cubes.
4. Mix the chopped oranges, spinach and nuts in a bowl and set aside. Prepare the salad dressing in a blender by combining 1 tsp. poppy seeds, 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil and ¼ tsp. each of salt and pepper.
5. Sprinkle the salad dressing over the chopped spinach, oranges and nuts. Add bread croutons, mix and serve immediately.
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