Description
An out of this world salad that will have your dinner guests begging for the recipe. It is also versatile – summer berries are a nice alternative. I wouldn’t normally tout a brand, but the only company I know that makes maple flavored balsamic vinegar is Wildly Delicious in their distinct tall blue bottles.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup blanched slivered almonds
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple flavored balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- ¼ teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 bunch fresh spinach – rinsed, dried and torn into bite size pieces
- 2 mangos – peeled, seeded, and cubed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Arrange almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 5 to 10 minutes
- stirring occasionally
- until fragrant and lightly toasted.
- In a small bowl
- mix red wine vinegar
- maple flavored balsamic vinegar
- olive oil
- dry mustard
- tarragon
- salt
- and pepper.
- In a medium bowl
- toss the red wine vinegar mixture with the spinach and mangos. Top with the toasted almonds.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 4