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Apple Mint Spinach Salad Recipe

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It's a toss-up which ingredient tickles the taste buds most in this attractive salad. The mix of refreshing mint, lemon, fruit and greens blends perfectly.—Louise Barnum, Edwardsburg, Michigan

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Apple Mint Spinach Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion
1 teaspoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1 package (10 ounces) fresh spinach, torn
2 medium apples, thinly sliced
1 small cucumber, halved and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons sunflower kernels, toasted

Directions

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, lemon juice, green onion, sugar, mint, salt and pepper; shake well. In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, apples and cucumber. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with sunflower kernels. Yield: 6 servings

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 169 calories, 14 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 153 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Apple Spinach Salad in Country Woman September/October 2001, p39

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Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2012 by dbushey

A M A Z I N G!!!!

I made substitutions but not too much to change the tastes. Soooo good.

Subs: Olive oil for vegetable oil, Stevia for sugar, Pear for apple, added Kale and Green leaf lettuce to the spinach. I can't wait to have it again. thanks for sharing.