Mixed Green Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette Recipe

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This colorful salad is a bright and tasty introduction to a special meal. Dried cranberries and tart apples along with glazed walnuts and rich blue cheese add interest to the mix.—Gretchen Farr, Port Orford, Oregon

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Mixed Green Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons olive oil
SALAD:
2 packages (5 ounces each) spring mix salad greens
1 medium tart apple, chopped
2/3 cup dried cranberries
2/3 cup glazed walnuts
2/3 cup crumbled blue cheese

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar and water. Cook over medium heat until berries pop, about 10 minutes.
Cool slightly. Place the cranberry mixture, vinegar and mustard in a blender; cover and process until pureed. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Refrigerate until serving.
Just before serving, in a large bowl, combine the salad greens, apple, cranberries and walnuts. Drizzle with 1 cup vinaigrette and toss to coat. Sprinkle with blue cheese. Serve with remaining vinaigrette. Yield: 8 servings.

Originally published as Mixed Green Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette in Country Woman December/January 2013, p54