Christmas Bell Salad

(from Ryan77’s recipe box)

Source: Joanne Fluke

Categories: Sidedish

Ingredients

  • 1 large red bell pepper (cleaned, seeded, and cut into thin strips)
  • 1 large yellow bell pepper (cleaned, seeded, and cut into thin strips)
  • 1 large green bell pepper (cleaned, seeded, and cut into thin strips)
  • 6 green onions (cleaned and minced)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 4 cups fresh spinach (or a bag of spinach)
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (or substitute 1/4 cup raspberry vinegar and 1/4 cup olive oil)
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Assemble the pepper strips, onions, parsley, and spinach in a large salad bowl. Mix in the golden raisins and nuts and toss.

  2. Put the vinegar, olive oil, sugar, pepper, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk them until they are well blended.

  3. You can dress the salad now and refrigerate it for up to an hour, or dress and toss it at table-side.

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