Avocado-Orange Spinach Toss Recipe

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Baby spinach, mandarin oranges and avocado are teamed in this refreshing springtime salad from Margaret O'Bryon of Bel Air, Maryland. You can also substitute fresh orange slices for the mandarin oranges.

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Avocado-Orange Spinach Toss Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup orange juice
4-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
Dash salt
6 cups fresh baby spinach
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
1/2 medium ripe California Avocado, peeled and sliced

Directions

For dressing, in a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients.
Place the spinach in a large salad bowl; top with oranges, cucumber and avocado. Drizzle with dressing and gently toss to coat. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1-1/4 cups equals 71 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 38 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Avocado-Orange Spinach Toss in Country Woman March/April 2006, p48