Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  8                     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
                        (reserve 8 slices for dressing)
     1/2                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