The World's Best Salad

Name: The World's Best Salad
Ingredients: Salad greens, like spinach and lettuce, washed and dried; tomatoes; bell peppers; diced beets; jicama (in season); asparagus, lightly steamed; carrots, sliced or shredded; sliced cucumbers; dried cherries; orange sections; nuts, roasted at 350 for 4 or 5 minutes; or pecans, walnuts or almonds; croutons; cheese (grated parmesan, crumbled blue or goat cheese); Vinaigrette Dressing:; 1/2 tsp kosher salt (or half as much table salt); 1 teaspoon good grainy or Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons good olive oil (buy it in small bottles, and always make sure it smells fruity and clean; nothing ruins a salad quicker than rancid oil)

The World's Best Salad was pinched from <a href="http://spoonful.com/recipes/the-worlds-best-salad" target="_blank">spoonful.com.</a>

"This salad, which features home roasted nuts, is complicated to make, but worth every bit of effort. Enlist the kids for help. Your guests will be delighted...."

INGREDIENTS

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Salad greens, like spinach and lettuce, washed and dried

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tomatoes

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bell peppers

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diced beets

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jicama (in season)

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asparagus, lightly steamed

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carrots, sliced or shredded

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sliced cucumbers

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dried cherries

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orange sections

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nuts, roasted at 350 for 4 or 5 minutes; or pecans, walnuts or almonds

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croutons

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cheese (grated parmesan, crumbled blue or goat cheese)

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Vinaigrette Dressing:

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1/2 tsp kosher salt (or half as much table salt)

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1 teaspoon good grainy or Dijon mustard

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1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

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2 tablespoons good olive oil (buy it in small bottles, and always make sure it smells fruity and clean; nothing ruins a salad quicker than rancid oil)

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