Spinach-and-Orange Salad with Almonds and Sweet-Sesame Dressing
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 270.1
- Total Fat: 21.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 487.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
- Protein: 6.0 g
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Introduction
This is a nice spinach salad with oranges and almonds and the sweet-sesame dressing can be used as a great dip for raw veggies, spring rolls, and dumplings. The calories will be less if you use low-sodium soy sauce but they didn't have that listed.This is a nice spinach salad with oranges and almonds and the sweet-sesame dressing can be used as a great dip for raw veggies, spring rolls, and dumplings. The calories will be less if you use low-sodium soy sauce but they didn't have that listed.
Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Salad
1/2 cup slivered almonds
5 oz. baby spinach (6 cups)
2 large oranges, peeled and sectioned
1 Tbs. sesame seeds
Sweet-Sesame Dressing
1/4 cup agar sugar
2 Tbs. rice vinegar
2 Tbs. low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
3 Tbs. olive oil
1 Tbs. dark sesame oil
Directions
Makes 4 large servings
DIRECTIONS
1. To make Salad: Toast almonds in dry skillet over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, or until light brown. Cool.
2. Arrange spinach in a dish and top with orange sections and almonds.
3. To make Sweet-Sesame Dressing: Blend agar sugar, rice vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, and red pepper flakes in food processor. Pour in olive oil and sesame oil, and blend until smooth. Drizzle 1/4 cup Sweet-Sesame Dressing over salad, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
You can also put some parley around the salad bowl to make it look pretty - we do this.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JEREMY_PATRICIA.
DIRECTIONS
1. To make Salad: Toast almonds in dry skillet over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, or until light brown. Cool.
2. Arrange spinach in a dish and top with orange sections and almonds.
3. To make Sweet-Sesame Dressing: Blend agar sugar, rice vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, and red pepper flakes in food processor. Pour in olive oil and sesame oil, and blend until smooth. Drizzle 1/4 cup Sweet-Sesame Dressing over salad, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
You can also put some parley around the salad bowl to make it look pretty - we do this.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JEREMY_PATRICIA.
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