festive spinach salad

lotusfromthemud

A little late for the party season, but here's what I brought to the holiday Christmas parties this year.

It looks very festive (ooooh....red and green) and almost all the calories are in the dressing. It saved me from several cheesy-potato extravaganzas.

2 large bags of baby spinach
large handful of bean sprouts
about 8 oz sliced mushrooms
handful dried cranberries

for the dressing, I used:
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup red wine vinegar (raspberry vinegar would probably also be good)
salt and pepper to taste
about 3 teaspoons honey
and
1 cup olive oil

add all ingredients, except oil, into blender and mix. While blender is running CAREFULLY (personal experience caution) and slowly add in the olive oil until mixture emulsifies.

The dressing makes enough for two-three salads, so even though it's a lot of oil, don't panic.

Also, oil helps your body digest and utilize the vegetables.

For extra decadence, you can also top with blue cheese crumbles.

Good anytime of the year, but the red and green colors look lovely for this festive, yet overeating season.

:flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

A little late for the party season, but here's what I brought to the holiday Christmas parties this year.

It looks very festive (ooooh....red and green) and almost all the calories are in the dressing. It saved me from several cheesy-potato extravaganzas.

2 large bags of baby spinach
large handful of bean sprouts
about 8 oz sliced mushrooms
handful dried cranberries

for the dressing, I used:
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup red wine vinegar (raspberry vinegar would probably also be good)
salt and pepper to taste
about 3 teaspoons honey
and
1 cup olive oil

add all ingredients, except oil, into blender and mix. While blender is running CAREFULLY (personal experience caution) and slowly add in the olive oil until mixture emulsifies.

The dressing makes enough for two-three salads, so even though it's a lot of oil, don't panic.

Also, oil helps your body digest and utilize the vegetables.

For extra decadence, you can also top with blue cheese crumbles.

Good anytime of the year, but the red and green colors look lovely for this festive, yet overeating season.

:flowerforyou:

yournightmare23

that sounds yummy ---I will try it out ..thanks:happy:

icandoit

Thank you. Sounds wonderful.