Fresh Pear and Mandarin Orange Spinach Salad

Steps

1. Wash and devein spinach to remove all stems. Spin in salad spinner until dry or air dry.
2. On individual chilled salad plate assemble 1 1/2 cup spinach on each plate.
3. Onto spinach arrange slices of pears and mandarin oranges. Cover with film and refrigerate until service.
4. Salad Dressing:
5. In a saucepan combine reserved mandarin orange juice, orange juice and vinegar.
6. Combine cornstarch and water to make a slurry.
7. Pour cornstarch slurry into saucepan while whisking dressing and bring to boil to thicken dressing.
8. Remove from heat and chill thoroughly.
9. At service, drizzle each salad with 2 Tbsp chilled orange poppy seed dressing.

Nutritional Information

• Calories: 71
• Total Fat: 0.5 g
• Protein: 2.3 g
• Carboydrates: 16.4 g
• Vitamin A: 4167.6 IU
• Vitamin C: 4167.6 mg
• Iron: 1.8 mg
• Calcium: 72.6 mg
• Sodium: 63.9 mg
• Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g