Christmas salad with a cherry citrus vinaigrette

mixed baby romaine lettuce leaves

pecans, chopped

clementine oranges, segmented

3 carrots, sliced thin

burpless cucumbers, sliced thin

red onions, sliced thin

Feta cheese

dried cranberries

dried cherries

*otptional:  add fresh sliced fruit of your choice.  We normally use sliced pears.



Dressing:

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup champagne vinegar

1/8 cup orange juice

4 tablespoons cherry preserves

2 tablespoons dijon mustard



1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper

















Add all of the dressing ingredients into a small jar, cover and shake well.  Pour 1/4 of dressing on the salad  and toss.  Let sit for an hour.  Right before serving the salad pour another 1/4 of the dressing onto the salad and toss again.