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               Warm Spinach Salad With Currants And Walnuts

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Salads                           Vegetables
                Holiday                          Fruits
                Nuts

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        -ELAINE RADIS BGMB90B
   2       lb           Spinach -- stemmed, washed
                        -well and spun dry.
   1       c            Walnut pieces
     1/2   c            Currants
   1       sm           Red onion -- thinly sliced
                        Freshly ground pepper -- to
                        -taste
                        -----DRESSING-----
     1/2   c            White wine vinegar -- good
                        -quality
   2       ts           Dijon mustard
   2       tb           Sugar
   2       tb           Heavy cream
     3/4   c            Olive oil -- more or less
                        -to taste

  Place the spinach, walnuts, currants and red onion in
  a large salad bowl. In a sauce pan, add the salt,
  pepper, vinegar, mustard and sugar and heat to
  simmering while whisking occasionally. Whisk in the
  heavy cream and then the olive oil in a steady stream.
  Taste for seasoning and add more salt or pepper if
  necessary. Cool.
  
  Just before serving time, pour the over the salad
  mixture and toss together.  Serve immediately!
  
  ELAINE'S NOTE:  I would prepare separately and bring
  in different containers.
  
  Source: THE BOSTON GLOBE; November, 1993
 


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