Spinach Salad with Fuji Ap- ples, Pecans, Dried Cranberries and Orange Vinaigrette Makes 2 dinner size servings or 4 as a side salad 1 (8-ounce) bag of fresh spinach 1 large Fuji apple, chopped 1 ounce of dried cranberries (about 2 tablespoons) 2 tablespoons chopped red onion ½cup pecan halves 4 ounces blackberries Orange Vinaigrette: Juice and zest from 1 orange 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons excellent quality balsamic vinegar (I use 18 year old vinegar) 1 tablespoon honey (or to taste) The better quality balsamic vine- gar you use, the less honey you will likely want to add. Mix all the dressing ingredients in a food processor and pulse for 20 seconds. Taste and add a dash of salt and adjust seasoning as need- ed. Set aside to thicken for 5 minutes. If you can make this dressing a few hours ahead of time, that is best. In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Add desired amount of dressing. Toss and serve. Refrigerate leftover salad dressing.
benefits. If you have a sweet tooth, you must give this recipe a try. If chili is what you crave
on a cool Sunday, try this pumpkin chili. This hearty stew gets a
boost of fiber and Vitamin A from the pumpkin. Pumpkin is very healthy and ½ cup of canned pumpkin contains 50 calories, 3 grams of fiber and 280 percent of your daily Vitamin A needs. You can’t really taste the pumpkin in my recipe, but it adds nutri- tion and a velvety texture. I
add a little cinnamon to com- pliment the pumpkin this dish. Add the leftover canned
pumpkin to a smoothie in the morning. For an easy autumn din-
ner, try Acorn Squash Stuffed with Italian Sausage and Peppers which comes together in 20 minutes or less. The squash is high in vita-
mins A, C, B6 and potassium; the peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C, folic acid and beta carotene. I only
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use one link of sausage for protein but you can sub- stitute a chicken sausage. You can often find chicken and apple sausage which is much lower in fat and would be excellent in this recipe. For this dish, simply mi-
crowave the squash, sauté the other ingredients and then stuff them into the cooked squash. Drizzle it an excellent quality balsamic vinegar. Raimondo Winery, 1406 Hwy. 62 W. in Mountain Home, has a great selection of excellent balsamic vine-
gars. Balsamic vinegars add incredible flavor without a lot of fat and calories. An excellent vinegar, such as one aged 18 years, is thick and sweet and lovely driz- zled on strawberries. If you want to eat more salads, these are a good investment because they are delicious and entice you to eat more healthy food. You will also need an ex-
cellent quality vinegar to make the Spinach Salad with Fuji Apples, Pecans, Dried Cranberries and Orange
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