Recipe Name Cranberry Avocado Spinach Salad Submitted by ladydredbird Recipe Description A spinach salad with chunks of avocado, dried cranberries, sweet honey roasted almonds with a lightly sweetened sugar-free balsamic vinegar and oil dressing. Quantity 6 Quantity Unit 1 large bowl Prep Time (minutes) 17 Cook Time (minutes) 0 Ready In (minutes) 17

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 1/3 cup splenda no-calorie sweetener 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds (not toasted) 1/2 teaspoon Paprika 2 teaspoons mustard, dry 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon Onion, dehydrated minched 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/3 cup oil, vegetable 1/3 cup olive oil, extra virgin 1 package (10 oz) Spinach, fresh baby 2 whole avocados 3/4 cup cranberries, dried, sweetened 3/4 cup, sliced sliced almonds Steps Sequence Step 1 Mix splenda, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, dry mustard, paprika, minced onion, salt and pepper. 2 To this dry mix of seasonings, add the vinegar, vegetable oil and olive oil stirring well to mix and disolve. Set this dressing aside. 3 Peel, remove seed and chop avocados into large chunks. 4 Put clean baby spinach into a large bowl, Add avocados, cranberries and about half of the almonds. Note* I replaced the almonds with a 3.5 oz. package of honey-roasted w/cranberries Almond Accents with excellent results. 5 Stir the oil and vinegar dressing mixture again, drizzling 1/2 of it over the spinach mix. Sprinkle with remaining almonds and if desired a sprinkling of coarse sea salt may also be added. Serve with extra dressing offered on the side.