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"A refreshing and flavoursome salad which is visually appealing and complements any meat, rice or pasta dish. Adapted from a recipe in the latest issue of the Australian magazine 'New Idea'. When I posted this initially, I just listed "pears" in the ingredients, but have since located the pears specified, and I have made the salad..."

Ingredients: chives, fresh ground pepper...

"Sweet peaches, crunchy nuts, and tangy vinaigrette. After being on a strawberry spinach salad kick lately, I thought it would be fun to vary the ingredients a little and this is what resulted. Hope you like it as much as I did. :)"

Ingredients: cracked black pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"Getting more spinach into our diet is something I've been working on lately, but not everyone likes just plain spinach. This recipe adds spinach to fried onions and mushrooms. The balsamic vinegar is wonderful but substitute a splash of lemon juice if you like. Easily doubled."

Ingredients: mushrooms, olive oil, onions...

"Mchicha is a very traditional dish in Tanzania & can be made like this with peanut butter - homemade or natural is best - or it can be made with a whole coconut (grated flesh & milk) instead. Posted for ZWT 4."

Ingredients: coconut milk, curry powder...

"A light version of baked stuffed portobello mushrooms, suitable for Phase 1 of the South Beach diet and probably other diets as well. Submitted for Ready Set Cook Winter 2005. Note: spinach or mushroom haters should avoid this recipe."

Ingredients: dried basil, eggs...

"I made this up one winter when I was too lazy to make minestrone, but wanted something kind of similar. REALLY easy and healthy! Measurements and times are approximate."

Ingredients: butter beans, diced tomatoes...

"A low calorie, low fat, delicious and refreshing salad with a citrus dressing which was with a recipe for orange-glazed pork cutlets. I haven't posted the pork cutlets part of the recipe (just zmail me if you want it). I found this in The Australian Women's Weekly's 'SLIM: low-fat eating for life', and I'm posting it for the..."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, baby spinach leaves...

"A delicious salad with refreshing sauce. Goes great with a slice of gluten-free honey bread!"

Ingredients: baby spinach, honey...

"My favorite supermarket had some beautiful fresh spinach on sale a few weeks ago, and I just had to load up on it, cheap AND beautiful... who could ask for more! This is one of the ways I chose to use it."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"I use this dressing on Hawaiian Grilled Burgers but it can be used on salads. If you make ahead & refrigerate, shake the dressing,stir,it might separate.Beautiful presentation for a dinner party."

Ingredients: salt substitute, fresh spinach...

"Garlic lovers and health nuts only! This single serving recipe is an extremely simple, yet flavorful variation on scrambled eggs. The cottage cheese adds a moist texture and the garlic gives it great flavor. Both spinach and garlic have wonderful health benefits (antioxidants, disease prevention, high vitamin content) and egg whites are a wonderful..."

Ingredients: egg whites, 2% fat cottage cheese...

"My kids and I have this for breakfast often. We call it our "green drink" and they get so excited when I make it! It's the only way they'll eat spinach. This is a silky smooth, very healthy, energizing drink! (You've got to be a little adventurous though; some people just can't get past the idea of a smoothie being green!)..."

Ingredients: baby spinach leaves, mangoes...

"A very simple, tasty, CRUSTLESS tart to throw together in minutes! This, to me, is so typical of the wonderfully casual way in which Mediterranean French dishes are made, quickly, fresh, and no-nonsense. I used a pillow pack of pre-washed baby spinach. If you need to wash it, dry in a salad spinner or dry well with paper towels, or you might have..."

Ingredients: eggs, baby spinach leaves...

"From Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. It has a lovely bright-green color and fresh flavor, perfect for barbecues or other outdoor events, and a fun way to eat your veggies."

Ingredients: raw cashews, brine...