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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: Apr. 23, 2012

Delicious! I left off the onions, as I don't care for raw onions. I used a poppy seed dressing which I found on this site, and the salad was to die for. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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Mmmkay

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, U.K.

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

Very delicious. Made as written. Hubby loved it.

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linda

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2012

This is my new favorite salad. All of the flavors go so well with each other. I too used Brianna's Blush Wine Vinaigrette for the dressing.

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Krisda

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

I just love the taste of cheese with fruit, and cranberries are one of my favorites. I invited my girl friends to lunch, and this was one of the items on the menu. Everybody loved it! I could not find honey roasted almonds (or don't know how to make them), so just used flaked almonds. Served with the recommended vinaigrette, as well as a raspberry one - both were wonderful. Will definitely be making again and again!

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FoodloverZA

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

I loved this salad - I don't very often eat salads in the winter but I had some spinach and feta and mandarin oranges and your recipe came up. I am sure glad it did. Very nice salad - thankyou!

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Hummingbird1st

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2012

I have made this several times and always with excellent results using the different dressings: Balsamic, Raspberry, Brianna Blush, etc. I think it all comes down to personal taste. The only difference I make to the recipe is to slice up sweet navel oranges when they are in season (I'm from Florida!!). Last time I fixed this I also threw in some arugula into the mix. I get the usual "WOW, this looks great!" response every time I serve this to guest. Thanks soooo much WendyinTexas for submitting a simple, but delicious recipe...and healthy too!!!!

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Gotrecipe?

Home Town: Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Living In: Lowell, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

Enjoyed by all during this holiday season. Used sliced green apples and strawberries instead of baby oranges for holiday color.

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soccermom

Home Town: Folsom, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

Rather than adding feta or blue cheese this salad I have added sliced hard boiled eggs! Another way to get some protein on board. This salad is always a crowd pleaser.

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

This is also great with thin slices of granny smith apples instead of the oranges. I also like to add red, yellow and orange peppers. Wishbone's Red wine vinegarette dressing is perfect for this.

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