Jamie's Cranberry Spinach Salad

By gmasusan

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 /4 cup almonds, blanched and slivered
• 1 pound spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 /2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons minced onion
• 1 /4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 /4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 /4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 /2 cup vegetable oil

Details

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook and stir almonds in butter until lightly toasted. Remove from heat, and let cool.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, onion, paprika, white wine vinegar, cider vinegar, and vegetable oil. Toss with spinach just before serving.

In a large bowl, combine the spinach with the toasted almonds and cranberries.