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Spinach and Blue Cheese Salad

A simple dressing made of currant jelly and balsamic vinegar coats this colorful salad, sprinkled with crunchy pine nuts. If you like blue cheese, you’ll love this refreshing toss. —Grace Sandvigen, Rochester, New York
Spinach and Blue Cheese Salad
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  • Total Time
    Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
  • Makes
    12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup red currant jelly
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 6 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 2 pints fresh strawberries, quartered
  • 1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Directions

  • For dressing, heat jelly in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in vinegar.
  • In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries, oranges, onion and blue cheese. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Sprinkle with pine nuts.
Nutrition Facts
3/4 cup: 115 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 93mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.

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  • ANomdeplume
    Feb 7, 2011

    I've made this salad many times and everyone always loves it.

  • Bean Q
    Jun 17, 2010

    Whenever I bring this salad people want the recipe. It is the only salad my family wants me to bring for family get together.I use feta cheese instead of blue cheese, and sunflower seeds instead of pine nuts.

  • cccoooper
    May 26, 2007

    No comment left

  • naomi
    Apr 4, 2007

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  • Harriet Marie
    Dec 24, 2006

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