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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: Mar. 30, 2005

I am the original poster of this recipe, and I wanted to add that I often add a crunchy green such as romaine along with the spinach, and I sometimes add thinly sliced fresh mushrooms. We tried the blush wine vinaigrette as one reviewer suggested, and it was very good, but we still prefer the depth of flavor and punch the balsamic vinaigrette provides. Thanks for all the positive comments!

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WENDYINTEXAS

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2005

This salad makes a nice presentation. The combination of ingredients is delicious! I wouldn't change anything.

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DIANEBIND75

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Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2005

a fantastic salad. i subtituted ground walnuts because that is all that was in the pantry. next time, i'll choose whole walnuts instead. i used a balsamic dijon dressing that complimented this perfectly.

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2005

Beautiful presentation, great blend of flavors. Got rave reviews...

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2005

DE-Licious! I figured I'd give this one a whirl but wasn't too excited about it until I tasted it. It is such a great pick me up afternoon snack or feature dish. Very satisfying. Also, as one reader noted, use Brianna's Blush Wine Vinagrette Dressing. Just perfect!

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2005

my mom and I liked this salad. I will make it again.

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BOOKA1

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Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2004

Great combination of colors and flavors!

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CHARITYBOO

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Home Town: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Beaverton, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2004

I just tried this salad but upped the serving for 12 people for our Thanksgiving meal. I made only three slight changes, I used toffee flavered sliced almonds,used baby spinach with red lettuce to add more color,then to top it off we used Brianna's Blush Wine Vinaigrette (that was the key ingredient). It was the hit of the meal, plus there wasn't any left. Everyone loved it. It will now be our signature salad. Thanks!

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