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Berry Delightful Spinach Salad

Berry Delightful Spinach Salad
A homemade dressing and sugared pecans dress up this fruit-filled green salad. When fresh berries are out of season, try substituting dried fruits. —Bonnie Jost, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
8 ServingsPrep: 35 min.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach
  • 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • DRESSING:
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2/3 cup fresh strawberries
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2/3 cup olive oil

Directions

  • In a small heavy skillet over medium-low heat, cook sugar until it
  • begins to melt. Gently drag melted sugar to the center of pan so
  • sugar melts evenly. Cook, without stirring, until sugar is dark
  • reddish brown, about 15 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat; stir in pecans. Pour onto a foil-lined baking
  • sheet; cool completely. Break pecans apart if necessary.
  • In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries and blueberries.
  • Place the first six dressing ingredients in a blender; cover and
  • process until pureed. While processing, gradually add oil in a
© Taste of Home 2013

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Berry Delightful Spinach Salad (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • steady stream.
  • Just before serving, drizzle salad with dressing; toss to coat. Top
  • with sugared pecans. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 350 calories, 29 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 167 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 3 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013