Saturday, December 26, 2009

Christmas salad with a cherry citrus vinaigrette


mixed baby romaine lettuce leaves
pecans, chopped
clementine oranges, segmented
3 carrots, sliced thin
burpless cucumbers, sliced thin
red onions, sliced thin
Feta cheese
dried cranberries
dried cherries
*otptional:  add fresh sliced fruit of your choice.  We normally use sliced pears.

Dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup champagne vinegar
1/8 cup orange juice
4 tablespoons cherry preserves
2 tablespoons dijon mustard


1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper











Add all of the dressing ingredients into a small jar, cover and shake well.  Pour 1/4 of dressing on the salad  and toss.  Let sit for an hour.  Right before serving the salad pour another 1/4 of the dressing onto the salad and toss again.

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