Cranberry Avocado Salad W/Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette

Submitted by gailanng

"Oh my! A field of greens topped with avocados, cilantro, craisins, spiced almonds and drizzled with a white balsamic vinaigrette. Kudos to The Café Sucré Farine, Chris Scheuer."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Ingredients for the dressing

• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons dried mustard
• 1 tablespoon minced sweet onion
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup white balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil

• Ingredients for the salad

• 12 ounces Baby Spinach, arugula, field greens
• 1 small bunch cilantro, washed and dried, leaves removed whole from stems
• 2 medium avocados, peeled and halved
• 3⁄4 cup dried cranberries
• 3⁄4 cup candied spiced almonds (see Candied and Spiced Almonds)

directions

1. For the dressing: Combine all ingredients in a pint sized glass jar and shake well to dissolve sugar.
2. For the salad: place greens and cilantro leaves in a large bowl.
3. Add avocado and dried cranberries and about 1/4 cup of the dressing and toss gently.
4. Scatter candied almonds over salad and sprinkle lightly with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pass extra dressing.

Reviews

[Lori Mama]

Simply delicious!! The changes I made were, I used pecans instead of almonds and I do not care for cilantro, so subbed in parsley. Made for Everyday Holiday Tag game. :)

 

[rosslare]

So good! I like the cilantro in it, makes it special.