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cranberry compote spinach salad

(2 RATINGS)
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Geoffry avatar
Hoover, AL
Updated on Dec 10, 2012

I haven't added a recipe in a while, and it's high time I make up for this lapse. This one is great... sweet, tart, nutty and just plain good.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method No-Cook or Other
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • COMPOTE
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 - peel of a navel orange, cut into thin 1" long strips
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 package small envelope-sugar free cranberry gelatine
  • 1 package gelatin, unflavored
  • 1 - juice of one navel orange
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
  • 2 teaspoons allspice, ground
  • 1 teaspoon mace
  • 1 teaspoon cardamon, ground
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
  • 1 can crushed pineapple, in natural juice, drained
  • 1 cup fresh green seedless grapes
  • 1/3 cup pecans, in pieces - toasted
  • BALSAMIC REDUCTION
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons golden rum
  • 1 package spinach, fresh

How To Make cranberry compote spinach salad

  • Step 1
    In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add cranberries, orange peel, water and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
  • Step 2
    Continue to cook until berries begin to pop.
  • Step 3
    Add spices, orange juice and both gelatin packet, continuing to stir over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
  • Step 4
    Remove from heat and fold in lemon juice, the drained pineapple and the grapes. Pour mixture into a 8 x 8 glass dish and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • Step 5
    When mixture just begins to harden, sprinkle pecans over top of dish and gently press them down. Continue to refrigerate, covered, for at least 4 hours.
  • Step 6
    In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring balsamic vinegar and oil to a boil, reducing the mixture by half. Allow to cool.
  • Step 7
    Place fresh spinach in bowls.
  • Step 8
    To the balsamic reduction, whisk in rum and drizzle over spinach.
  • Step 9
    Top spinach with an ice cream scoop (about ½ cup) of cranberry compote and serve, garnished with a sprig of parsley.
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