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Spinach Salad With Hot Citrus Dressing

Difficulty:

★☆☆


This is a wonderful salad that complements dishes that incorporate fruit. I serve this with a fish dish that has a spicy mango salsa.

- Kimberly

Ingredients

  1. 2 (6 oz) packages of baby spinach
  2. 4 oranges, peeled and sectioned
  3. 1 large purple onion, separated into rings
  4. 3 oz crumbled goat cheese
  5. 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  6. 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
For Hot Citrus Dressing:
  1. 1 (6 oz) can frozen orange concentrate, thawed
  2. 1 small onion diced
  3. 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  4. 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  5. 1 Tbs grated orange rind
  6. 1 tsp dry mustard
  7. 1 tsp salt
  8. 1 tsp hot sauce
  9. 1 cup peanut oil

Preparation

Process concentrate, onion, and red wine vinegar in a blender until smooth. Add brown sugar, orange rind, dry mustard, salt and hot sauce. Add oil in a slow steady stream while processing. Bring dressing to a boil in a medium-size non-aluminum saucepan. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes.