Spinach Salad With Festive Yumminess
photo by momaphet
- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
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Salad
- 8 cups Baby Spinach, rinsed and spun
- 1⁄2 cup frozen peas, defrosted
- 1⁄2 cup frozen corn kernels, defrosted
- 1⁄3 cup dried cranberries
- 1⁄3 cup red onion, diced
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Dressing
- 2 ounces neufchatel cheese, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon wasabi peas
- black pepper
- salt
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Glazed Nuts and Peas Garnish
- 1⁄3 cup pecans
- 1⁄4 cup wasabi peas
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
directions
- In a large Trifle bowl layer salad ingredients.
- In a blender place dressing ingredients and blend till smooth. taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
- In a hot pan add garnish ingredients to melt butter and coat nuts and peas just about 1 minutes.
- Just before enjoying toss dressing and top with glazed nuts and peas.
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Reviews
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This was amazingly fabulous! I really wasn't expecting much from this recipe, I thought the ingredients a bit odd, but we're adventurous, so I gave it a go. This salad is great contrast in flavors, sweet, tangy, spicy, yum! The bite of the wasabi and onion against the pecans and cranberries and slightly sweet dressing was great and I loved the textures. Changes - decreased to two servings ( except the garlic, I used 1 whole clove) - big mistake I wanted more dressing to have it again tonight. I used regular cream cheese, no frozen peas - I hate peas and if I'd left them in I'd be grossed out and give one star - didn't want to do that. I had carmelized pecans on hand so I didn't carmelize the wasabi peas for the topping - I don't think it mattered. The dressing was very thick so I added a bit more oil and then some half and half until it was at a point where I could toss it with the greens . I used the red onion, but the one I had was so hot, even though I cut it in slivers, I ended up picking them out - I was actually getting onion tears while eating the salad. After removal there was still onion flavor, I'll use scallions next time. Thank you Rita for another great recipe - this one's already destined for the Best of 2011!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey