Mixed Green Salad Recipe

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In Grand Blanc, Michigan, Brenda Lancaster tosses together this pretty medley of greens, mushrooms, red pepper, onion and oranges. She uses raspberry vinegar in the homemade dressing, but cider vinegar works nicely in a pinch.

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Mixed Green Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

3-1/2 cups baby spinach
2 cups torn leaf lettuce
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/2 cup sliced red onion
1/4 cup mandarin oranges
1/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
DRESSING:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh basil
Pepper to taste

Directions

In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, lettuce, red pepper, onion, oranges and mushrooms. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 96 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 25 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Mixed Green Salad in Quick Cooking January/February 2005, p43