Spinach Salad With Mandarin Orange-Balsamic Dressing

Course :	Salad Dressings
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	1

Ingredients:

8	medium	mandarin orange slices -- reserved from salad
1/4	cup	light olive oil
1	tablespoon	plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1/2	teaspoon	salt -- or to taste
2	tablespoons	balsamic vinegar
2	dashes	tabasco sauce
		---salad
10	ounces	washed and trimmed spinach -- (baby leaves preferred)
1/4	cup	toasted sunflower seeds or chopped pecans
1	can	mandarin orange slices -- (11 ounces) drained
1/2	medium	red onion -- thinly sliced

Preparation:

To make dressing, in food processor with metal knife or blender, puree oranges. Add oil, sugar, salt, vinegar and hot pepper sauce and process until pureed. (Dressing may be refrigerated up to 4 days.) In a medium bowl, toss spinach, sunflower seeds or pecans, oranges and onion slices with dressing. Serve immediately. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Makes: servings Now that spinach leaves are available cleaned, prepped and ready to dress, this refreshingly light salad can be made in a breeze. Choose the youngest, smallest leaves because they will be the most tender.

Nutritional Information:

35 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (2% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1074mg Sodium