mesclun salad with clementines

Name: Mesclun Salad with Clementines
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 1 small head red leaf lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces; 1 small head green leaf lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces; 4 cup(s) fresh spinach leaves, stems picked off and torn into bite sized pieces; 1 medium red onion, sliced thin; 2 - clementines (you can substitute 2 small cans mandarin oranges, drained); 1/4 cup(s) sucanat; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dry mustard; 1/2 teaspoon(s) paprika, sweet mild; 1/2 teaspoon(s) celery salt; 1/4 cup(s) grapeseed oil; 1/2 cup(s) red wine vinegar

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Scott Anderson

Shepherdstown, WV

Updated on Jan 8, 2011

This is a colorful summer salad, but with fresh ingredients available all year round you can make this all-natural healthy salad anytime of the year. I like to change up my salad greens at times and incorporate green leaf, red leaf, spinach, frislee, escarole and romaine into the mix. I wish that many would move away from the traditional iceberg lettuce and into using fresher more nutritious greens like those listed above. Iceberg certainly has the crunch, but it’s like eating ice, there is little if any nutritional value in iceberg lettuce. So give this salad a try and you will be surprised with how well you’ll like the difference in using fresh mixed greens.

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prep time 15 Min

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yield 7 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 small head red leaf lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces
1 small head green leaf lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces
4 cups fresh spinach leaves, stems picked off and torn into bite sized pieces
1 medium red onion, sliced thin
2 - clementines (you can substitute 2 small cans mandarin oranges, drained)
1/4 cup sucanat
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon paprika, sweet mild
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 cup grapeseed oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar

How To Make mesclun salad with clementines

Step 1

Mix lettuce and next three ingredients in a large salad bowl, reserving several onion slices and separated clementines segments for garnish.

Step 2

Combine Sucanat and remaining ingredients in a blender or shaker jar; blend or shake well.
Step 3

Add about half of the dressing just before serving; toss well. Garnish with reserved clementines and red onion slices.
Step 4

To make this more a meal add in sliced grilled chicken breast, some fresh sliced strawberries or whole raspberries and blackberries. I like to add fresh croutons and toasted pine nuts or sunflower seeds to give it a nice crunch.
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