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Mandarin Pineapple Salad with Basil Flowers, Toasted Walnuts & Goat Cheese and a fresh Strawberry Vinaigrette ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #salad #recipe

Mandarin Pineapple Salad with Basil Flowers & Toasted Walnuts

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: as many as you like!

Ingredients

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For the Strawberry Honey Poppy Seed Dressing:

  • 5 fresh or frozen strawberries
  • 1/4 cup red wine or cider vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons local honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons goat cheese (or cream cheese)
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds

For the salad:

  • Mixed spring greens or baby spinach
  • Fresh ripe, sweet pineapple, peeled & chopped into small chunks
  • Mandarin orange segments (fresh or canned)
  • Goat cheese crumbles
  • Toasted walnuts

For the top: Fresh basil flowers (if you have them)


Instructions

  1. For the dressing: in a handi chopper or food processor, blend together all the dressing ingredients except the poppy seeds until the strawberries are pureed and it’s all nice and smooth. Stir in the poppy seeds.
  2. Make a nice bed of greens on your salad plate or bowl.
  3. Tuck in fresh pineapple chunks and mandarin orange segments.
  4. Sprinkle with goat cheese crumbles and toasted walnuts.
  5. Drizzle with the dressing and enjoy!

Notes

RECIPE SOURCE: http://www.sumptuousspoonfuls.com/

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