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Citrus-Apple Tossed Salad Recipe

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"This crisp fruit salad bursts with flavor," says Dorothy Swanson, St. Louis, Missouri. A light dressing lets the fresh taste of the ingredients shine through.

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Citrus-Apple Tossed Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

8 cups torn salad greens
3 medium navel oranges, peeled and sectioned
2 medium red apples, thinly sliced
1 medium pink grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced
1 celery rib, chopped
HONEY LEMON DRESSING:
1/3 to 1/2 cup canola oil
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup minced chives
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cubed cream cheese, optional
Seasoned salad croutons, optional

Directions

In a salad bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, lemon juice, chives, honey, paprika and salt; shake well. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cream cheese and croutons if desired. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving (prepared with 1/3 cup oil; calculated without cream cheese and croutons) equals 105 calories, 6 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 62 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Citrus-Apple Tossed Salad in Quick Cooking September/October 2001, p19

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