Jamie’s Cranberry Spinach Salad

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 0.75 cup almonds, blanched and slivered
• 1 pound spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup cider vinegar
• 0.25 cup white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 2 teaspoons minced onion
• 0.25 teaspoon paprika

Steps

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir almonds in butter until lightly toasted. Remove from heat and let cool.
2. Make dressing: Whisk together oil, sugar, cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, minced onion, and paprika in a medium bowl.
3. Combine spinach with toasted almonds and cranberries in a large serving bowl. Pour dressing over spinach mixture; toss well.