Blue Cheese Spinach Salad Recipe

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A simple dressing made of currant jelly and balsamic vinegar coats this colorful salad, sprinkled with crunchy pine nuts. If you like blue cheese, you’ll love this refreshing toss. —Grace Sandvigen, Rochester, New York

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Blue Cheese Spinach Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup red currant jelly
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
6 cups fresh baby spinach
2 pints fresh strawberries, quartered
1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Directions

For dressing, heat jelly in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in vinegar.
In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries, oranges, onion and blue cheese. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 115 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 93 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Blue Cheese Spinach Salad in Taste of Home February/March 2006, p37

Pine Nuts

Also know as pignolia or pinon, the pine nut is the small seed from one of several pine tree varieties. They are small elongated ivory-colored nuts measuring about 3/8 inch long and having a soft texture and a buttery flavor. Frequently used in Italian dishes and sauces such as pesto, pine nuts are often toasted to enhance their flavor.