Taste of Home
Fancy Green Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
Here’s a festive, flavorful quick-toss salad that adds color to any table. Contributor Diana Smith from Wesson, Mississippi says, “A lady brought this to a church gathering. It was so pretty and wonderful, I just had to have the recipe.” TIP: You could substitute toasted pine nuts for the sunflower kernels for a different kind of crunch.
Ingredients
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1 package (10 ounces) mixed salad greens
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1/2 cup dried cranberries
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1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
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1/3 cup sunflower kernels, toasted
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RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE:
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5 tablespoons olive oil
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons raspberry vinegar
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3 to 4 teaspoons sugar
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2 teaspoons chopped green onion
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1/4 teaspoon poppy seeds
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
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In a large salad bowl, combine the greens, cranberries, blue cheese and sunflower kernels. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinaigrette ingredients; shake well. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts
3/4 cup: 176 calories, 14g fat (3g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 198mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
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