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Beautiful Salad

“A spur-of-the-moment creation when I wanted something with a great flavor punch and lots of color, plus quick to prepare---this one fills the bill, with baby spinach and colorful cranberries and mandarin oranges, plus the crunch of sweetened almonds and the pungent feta cheese---a new favorite at our house! You may substitute blue cheese for the feta and any kind of sweetened pecans or walnuts, if desired, for the almonds.”

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2007

I love this salad. I just wish that it weren't so high in calories.

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2007

I didn't have any cranberries, so I used black grapes instead. Still delicious!

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Etta Lea

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2007

Loved it, and everyone I made it for enjoyed it very much, too.

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DAVISAM1

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Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2007

PERFECT and SOOO easy to make

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Reviewed: May 24, 2007

I'm normally not a big salad eater. Even though I like spinach salads way more than regular (i hate lettuce) i still usually have to force them down. But this salad was GREAT! I made a couple of changes based on personal taste. First, I used the Sugar Coated Pecans recipe from this site for the nuts. I am not a big onion fan, so I diced the onion. After a while it smelled way too oniony, so I pulled most of the pieces back out. It still had a good onion flavor without the pieces of onion. Next time I think I'll mince up just a little bit of onion, and then just let the salad sit with one huge piece in it (and then pull that piece out), just to give it the flavor. I used goat cheese because that was what I had on hand. I used the "balsamic breeze" salad dressing spray. It's lower in calories and keeps you from drowning the salad. WONDERFUL!

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rhiannon

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Bern, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2007

I've made this salad several times now paired with Red Raspberry Vinaigrette from this site and always get rave reviews. I use Spring Greens bag mix in addition to spinach and add sliced mushrooms. Excellent recipe!

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MOLLYBALL1

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2007

easy, pretty, delicious... i just used regular almonds and left out the feta and it was still enjoyed by all!

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SPIDRPRNCS

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2007

WONDERFUL salad - lovely to look at and eat! I modify depending on what's on hand. I usually use pecan halves insetad of sliced almonds, and omit the feta due to dietary restrictions. I also prefer a red wine vinagrette for the dressing. I add some sliced pears when I have them. I never tire of the flavors - I've taken it for lunch for nearly two weeks now! This will be a staple salad for me, and I am not normally one who eats lots of salads!

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Holly

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2006

I make this salad all of the time and always get a ton of compliments. It's very good and easy to make!

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DeAnnaC

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2006

This was good but not great.

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KJPTries

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2006

I was in charge of bringing a salad and came across the Beautiful Salad. I substituted baby greens instead of spinach and toasted plain sliced almonds. For having such simple ingredients I was surprised at how wonderful it was. There is no end to the fruit combinations one could come up with. Next time I will substitute the mandarin oranges for pears, apple or some sort of berry.

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mcckath

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2006

We loved this recipe! I used only half of the feta (1/2 cup) and about half of the dressing and we thought it was wonderful!

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Sherri S.

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2006

Wow is this delicious. I normally do not like a salad with a sweet component, but the combo of sweet and tangy is perfect. The GS asian dressing was a great addition. Thanks for a great recipe.

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RBM444

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2006

This was so yummy! I am a total health nut, so I love salad. But I felt like it was sort of soggy, so I would use less balsalmic viniagrette. Also, if you are short on ingredients, it also tastes great with just mandarin oranges,balsalmic viniagrette and spinach leaves. None the less thanks!

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Micheal Jackson

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2006

Great One!!!!! I used good seasons asian sesame with ginger dressing as someone else had suggested instead of the posted dressing. Great! Great meal with a whole wheat roll. Takes a minute to make. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! Have made twice this week.

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KELEKITCHEN

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Reviewed: May 25, 2006

This salad is a hit everywhere I take it. I don't do individual servings - I do a bowlful and I use Good Seasons' Asian Sesame with Ginger dressing. So yummy!

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2006

Great Salad!!

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Carlajane

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Living In: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2006

This was very good. I also used strawberries instead of the oranges. Easy and tasty.

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Lisa

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2006

Nice salad! I used strawberries instead of mandarin oranges. Pears also go nicely in this salad.

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Melly Gee

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Living In: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2006

I served this salad twice for company with rave reviews. Made on individual plates ahead of time with all but the feta cheese and it was a beautiful presentation. Used Sunkist Honey roasted almond accents for the nuts, and giralds white balsamic vinegarette dressing, which i let everyone put on their own amounts. it was outstanding!

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