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Dried Fruit Salad with Cara-Cara Orange Vinaigrette
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Dried Fruit Salad with Cara-Cara Orange Vinaigrette

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

818
Calories
11g
Protein
50g
Fat
94g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 20 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Canola 1 tbsp (14g) 124
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Salad not in our table 0
Fruit not in our table 0
Fruits not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • I was inspired to make this salad by the creative and beautiful cookbook called
  • , written by Michael Psalkis who owns Anthos and Kefi, restaurants in New York. Though I didn’t follow his recipe in the end, what I found inspiring was the quantity of dried fruit he adds to his salad. In the past, I’d add one kind–raisins or apricots–but for this salad I put in the dried fruit con
  • For the salad:
  • 2 heads fresh green or red lettuce, washed, dried, and torn into large bite-sized pieces
  • 1/3 cup pecans, toasted
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • about 12 plump dried apricots, cut into slivers
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup dried cherries
  • 1/4 cup pickled shallots (from 1 medium shallot)
  • For the Cara Cara Vinaigrette:
  • 1 shallot, coarsely chopped
  • 1 large clove garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons mustard
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed juice from a Cara Cara Orange
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup canola coil
  • salt and pepper

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By biggirlssmallkitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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