Spinach Salad with Carrot, Orange, and Sesame

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2010

While nothing could be easier to toss in a salad, mild-mannered baby spinach always seems to fall flat. What could we do to ruffle this pile of leaves?

SERVES 6 as a First Course

TIME 25 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our sweet and tender spinach salad recipe, we used thinly sliced carrots to break up the spinach leaves, then added fresh fruit for bright, clean flavor and textural appeal. For our spinach salad’s dressing, we altered the oil-to-acid r...

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