Cornucopia Salad
Description
A unique salad combines a light and tangy dressing with red leaf lettuce, candied almonds, dried cranberries, chopped apple, avocado, and blue cheese.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup sliced almonds
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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1 head red leaf lettuce, torn
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3 green onions, chopped
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1 Granny Smith apple, cored and chopped
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1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and chopped
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1/2 cup dried cranberries
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1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
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2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
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2 teaspoons white sugar
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salt and pepper to taste
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions
1
Place the almonds and 1 tablespoon of sugar in a small skillet over medium-low heat, and cook and stir until the sugar melts and the almonds brown, watching carefully to avoid burning. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2
In a large salad bowl, mix the lettuce, green onions, apple, avocado, dried cranberries, blue cheese, and cooked almonds.
3
Whisk together the vinegar, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and salt and pepper in a bowl, and stir in the vegetable oil. Pour the dressing over the salad, and gently toss to combine.