Berry-Best Salad

In this recipe, an array of fresh berries is laid upon a bed of lettuce and drizzled with a sweet honey-mustard dressing. Pretzels, shelled sunflower seeds, and/or fish-shaped crackers top this salad and attract young diners. In the summer take advantage of fresh, tangy berries, or use mandarin orange sections in the fall and winter. Add grilled chicken to make it a main meal.

ingredients

• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon salad oil
• 2 teaspoons honey mustard or Dijon-style mustard
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups torn lettuce
• 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries, raspberries, quartered strawberries, and/or canned mandarin orange sections, drained
• 2 tablespoons bite-size cheddar fish-shaped or pretzel crackers or 1 tablespoon shelled sunflower seeds
  1. For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine orange juice, oil, mustard, sugar, and salt. Cover and shake until combined. Place lettuce in medium bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Divide lettuce among 4 plates.
  2. Arrange fruit on lettuce. Sprinkle with crackers. Serve immediately. Makes 4 side-dish servings.

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