Name: Spinach and Clementine Salad with Vanilla Sugar Almonds
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 c sugar; 2 tsp butter; 2 tsp vanilla; 1/2 c almonds; juice of 1 clementine; 1 Tbs raspberry vinegar; 2 tsp water; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp sugar; salad plate full of baby spinach; 1 Clementine; 1/3 c dried cherries

This afternoon I was telling my friend what I had for lunch today. She asked me what was with all the summer food. Huh? Salad…hummus…summer food. I honestly hadn’t even thought of that, though it was quite warm for January today so I guess that could be my excuse. I was just trying to use up the can of garbanzo beans I opened for Madeline almost a week ago (she thinks they are only good for tossing. on my clean floor.). I had made a mental note to make hummus about 3 days back and finally got down to it. Clementines, I said, aren’t a summer food. But it was a salad, and salads are summery.

Regardless of if salad means summer, I had an unopened box of spinach and a lunch to make. A lunch that included a salad and hummus on toasted bread with some red peppers for dipping. It was very good. I’ll leave it at that – not excusing my summer food – because this honestly took me forever to write up. The left ring finger is a vital component of fast typing, and my left ring finger is currently not at my disposal.

Spinach and Clementine Salad with Vanilla Sugar Almonds

Yield: 2 side salads

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Salads are so much fun to dress up. Making a quick dressing and coating some almonds really makes a pretty plate.

Ingredients

Vanilla sugar almonds:

1/4 c sugar
2 tsp butter
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c almonds

Dressing

juice of 1 clementine
1 Tbs raspberry vinegar
2 tsp water
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp sugar

Salad

salad plate full of baby spinach
1 Clementine
1/3 c dried cherries

Instructions

Whisk all dressing ingredients together.
Melt sugar, butter, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in almonds. Spread almonds out on a plate so sugar can harden. Store in an airtight container or ziplock bag.
Peel clementine and slice into rounds. Place spinach on a plate. Top with clementine slices, cherries, and almonds. Drizzle with dressing.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 599Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 307mgCarbohydrates: 84gFiber: 7gSugar: 69gProtein: 9g

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