Salad Game - Recipe #1

On Sunday I asked you to leave a comment on my blog (some of you left it on my Facebook page instead), and I promised to create a salad with the ingredients you suggested. I got groceries fairly early in the week, so some of the ingredients didn't make it on my shopping list, although they were all fabulous ideas!


Here's what I came up with for supper tonight:


SALAD GAME RECIPE #1 with SWEET ONION DRESSING
Salad:
3 c. baby spinach
1 tbsp. Craisins
2 tsp. sunflower seeds
1/4 c. mandarin segments
1 avocado, diced
2 mushrooms, sliced
1 tbsp. blueberries
1 hard-boiled egg, chopped


Dressing:
2 tbsp. white corn syrup
1 tbsp. minced red onion
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. white vinegar
1 tsp. red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. Caesar Salad Dressing Mix
1/8 tsp. Poppyseed Salad Dressing Mix
dash of freshly ground pepper


Toss the salad ingredients together (you might want to save the Craisins, blueberries, and sunflower seeds to toss on top at the end, just to make it more aesthetically pleasing. I didn't do that, so it's not much to look at.)


To make the dressing, put all the ingredients in a small pot and bring to a simmer for 3-4 minutes. Drizzle over salad and serve while it's still warm. (I'm pretty sure you could just use red wine or balsamic vinegar instead of all three types of vinegar in the recipe.)

The ingredients that got left out were:

• pumpkin seeds (couldn't find any at the store)
• goat cheese (this was added after I had already gone grocery shopping)
• mangoes (ditto)
• raisins (I figured Craisins would be sufficient)
• roasted beets (sorry Jackie, but I really really hate beets!)
• feta cheese (the feta in my fridge smelled funny, and not in a good way)

This salad fed me and my husband, so you might want to make a larger batch if you are feeding more people.

Thanks to everyone who participated - we'll do it again this Sunday! It's easier if everyone leaves a comment on the blog, although some people said they had trouble doing that. Give it a shot, though - you shouldn't need to be signed in or anything like that, just select "Name/URL" when it gives you options after you leave your comment, and then type in your name (ignore the URL part if you want). If that doesn't work, just leave a comment on Facebook and I'll add it here for you, so the other readers can see what the list of ingredients is so far.

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