Red, White and Blue Salad

Name: Red, White and Blue Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb spinach, trimmed (can use a bag of prewashed spinach); 1 bunch green onion, chopped; 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted; 1 pint strawberry; 1 cup blueberries; 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese; 2/3 cup raspberry jelly, warmed; 1 tablespoon creole mustard; 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or 3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar; 1 tablespoon raspberry liqueur or 1 tablespoon white wine; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Submitted by LonghornMama

"Delicious spinach and fruit salad from Settings on the Dock of the Bay, a cookbook from the Assistance League of the Bay Area Texas. A wonderful cookbook, I picked this up at SurlaTable (better known as my happy place) while they were preparing recipes from the book."

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photo by jfreed

Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 lb spinach, trimmed (can use a bag of prewashed spinach)
1 bunch green onion, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup slivered almonds, toasted
1 pint strawberry
1 cup blueberries
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
²⁄₃ cup raspberry jelly, warmed
1 tablespoon creole mustard
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons rice vinegar or 3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
1 tablespoon raspberry liqueur or 1 tablespoon white wine
¹⁄₂ cup olive oil
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

Rinse the spinach and pat dry. Tear into pieces and place in salad bowl. Add the green onions and toss to mix well.
Sprinkle the top with almonds.
Place the strawberries in the center.
Surround the strawberries with blueberries.
Sprinkle the cheese over the top or arrange around the edge of the bowl.
Serve with Raspberry Vinaigrette.
To prepare Raspberry Vinaigrette, combine jelly, mustard, vinegars, liqueur, olive oil, salt and pepper in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Cover and shake until blended. Store vinaigrette in the refrigerator.

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Reviews

delicious! Everyone asked for the recipe

jcjm_harrison
Makes a very pretty presentation and adds something healthy to the normal July 4th fare. I thought the dressing was very good, but may consider "cheating" and buying a raspberry vinaigrette the next time I make the salad.

jfreed
I altered how I put this together but over all it was a success for my patriotic themed 4th of July dinner! Thanks for the splendid idea!

The Left Handed Chef
This was a very pretty salad to serve at our 4th of july cookout...easy to make sugar free....

CIndytc
The sweet/nut spinach salads always appeal to me! I did half this recipe (me plus two kids), using white wine vinegar with the balsamic (adding extra in place of the liqueur. Even though I dress my salads liberally, I have leftover dressing. I had several helpings: first with toasted pecans and second with a toasty mix of almonds/broken Ramen Noodles (baked) and they were equally good.I ended up just eating this for my dinner, since I kept going back for more! Thanks LonghornMama! Roxygirl

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