Orange-Avocado-Spinach Salad

Sometimes when we deviate, just a touch, from our norm, the results are so good we can't wait to use it as a springboard for other directions. This salad turned out so well, I was shocked! I can also vision the basics of this salad with chopped apple, grated raw beet, sliced strawberries, chopped walnuts, sprouts, finely diced celery heart and greens. . .ahhh, endless possibilities! Not all in one salad, but several  interesting combinations. For today though, this is what happened:


  • 1 big handful of fresh spinach - stemmed and torn
  • 1 Cutie or Halo - tiny mandarin orange
  • 2T± very thinly sliced mandarin orange peel
  • a few thin slices of a big sweet onion
  • 2 radishes - thinly sliced
  • 1 med. carrot - cut in half then sliced thin
  • 1 sm.-med. avocado - chopped

Tear the spinach, quarter the peeled orange then slice the quarters. Add the peel, and all the other ingredients and toss gently.  Drizzle everything with a good amount of EVOO, salt and pepper and a big splash of fruity white balsamic vinegar.  Toss again and serve.  This makes 1 big salad or 2 side salads. . .Lin

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