Superstar Spinach Salad

Recipe Ingredients

1		Cantaloupe half - seeded and peeled
7 cups	1659ml	Fresh spinach - torn
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Fully cooked ham - cubed
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Red onion - thinly sliced
1/2 cup	118ml	Green grapes - halved
		Dressing
3 tablespoons	45ml	Sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Orange juice
2 tablespoons	30ml	Vinegar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion - chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Orange peel - grated
1		Pepper
1/3 cup	78ml	Vegetable oil
1 teaspoon	5ml	Poppy seeds
1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Chopped pecans - toasted

Recipe Instructions

Cut melon half into 1/2-in. rings. Cut rings with a 1 1/2-in. star-shaped cookie cutter or into 1-in. pieces; place in a bowl.

Add spinach, ham, onion, and grapes.

Chill for at least 2 hours. Place sugar, orange juice, vinegar, onion, orange peel and pepper in a blender; cover and blend until smooth. With blender running, gradually add oil until slightly thickened. Stir in poppy seeds.

Cover and chill. Just before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss. Top with pecans.

NOTES : "Cantaloupe really 'stars' in this delicious salad-especially if you cut pieces into that shape", remarks Kathy Crow of Payson, Arizona.

Source:
Taste of Home, June/July, 1997

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