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Spinach Salad with Tomato-Orange Vinaigrette

2 oranges, cut into sections, zested

4 plum tomatoes
1/4 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon ketchup
2 teaspoon lemon juice

Salt and pepper to taste

1 pound fresh spinach, cleaned, leaves removed and stems reserved

6 mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 red onion, sliced thinly
1 cup croutons

1. Section the oranges over a bowl to catch any juice that may run out. Gently squeeze the sections with your hand to remove any remaining juices being careful not to crush the sections. Reserve the juice and the sections.
2. Cut three of the tomatoes on a bias in thin slices and lay around the perimeter of shallow bowl. Remove the seeds from the remaining tomato and chop.
3. In a food processor, puree the chopped tomato with the reserved orange juice, olive oil, ketchup and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and reserve the dressing.
4. Place the spinach leaves in a large mixing bowl and toss with the dressing.
5. Transfer the dressed spinach to the bowl with the sliced tomatoes. Top with sliced onions, mushrooms and the orange sections. Sprinkle the salad with croutons.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy of The Association For Dressings and Sauces.