Fresh Spinach & Pear Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing

Name: Fresh Spinach & Pear Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 (10 ounce) packages fresh spinach leaves; 3 -4 ripe pears, cut into 1/2 inch cubes; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/3 cup white vinegar; 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds

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Recipe by aviva

This recipe is a variation of a cooking school recipe. Whenever I take this to parties, it gets eaten up fast no matter how much extra I make.

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READY IN: 15mins

SERVES: 8-10

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

(10 ounce) packages fresh spinach leaves
3 -4

ripe pears, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1

small red onion, thinly sliced
³⁄₄

cup sugar
¹⁄₃

cup white vinegar
1

teaspoon ground dry mustard
1

teaspoon salt
1

cup vegetable oil
1 ¹⁄₂

tablespoons poppy seeds

DIRECTIONS

Tear spinach leaves into bite-sized pieces and place in large salad bowl (Amount of spinach can be varied based on how much dressing you like on your salad).
Add pears and onion.
In food processor with steel knife blade, combine sugar, vinegar, mustard, and salt.
With machine running, add oil through feed tube and process until dressing is thick (The slower you add the oil, the thicker the dressing).
Add poppy seeds.
Drizzle salad with dressing and toss well to coat.
Serve immediately.
You can make the dressing ahead and mix salad right before serving.

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