Saturday, October 1, 2011

Adding Almonds for Mediterranean Touch

For many, a warmer climate means eating lighter and healthier. This is a quick recipe, new salad for a summer pleasure. The almonds help to give a Mediterranean touch.

Summer Delight Salad

3 / 4 cup Sunkist Almond Accents Honey Roasted Almonds ® ®

8 cups torn spinach or mixed greens

1 (5 ounces). Pkg. yellow teardrop tomatoes

1 cup fresh strawberries, quartered

1 / 3 cup sliced ​​red onion

1 / 2 cup crumbled blue cheese

Raspberry Vinaigrette

In a large bowl, combine half of Sunkist Almond Accents ® ® honey roasted almonds and next 4 ingredients. Place on salad plates, top with remaining blue cheese and Sunkist ® Almond Accents ® Honey Roasted almonds. Drizzle desired amount of dressing over salad.

Makes 4-6 salads.

Preparation time: 10 min.

Almonds are rich in nutrients, rich in vitamins and have been used to flavor and the crisis of dishes from different regions of the Mediterranean. ® ® Sunkist Almond Accents are dry roasted without added cholesterol, no saturated fat, and only 2.1 grams of carbohydrates per serving. Now, with the almonds in a dish can win five lucky participants a trip to Spain.

Culinary adventure

In seven days, six nights epicurean adventure for two in Barcelona, ​​including airfare to and from, hotel, optional classes cooking, food and wine tasting, visits to wineries and local food producers and visit sites historical, is the grand prize in a contest that celebrates the benefits of different dishes, the taste and health that use almonds have to offer.

A slice of Spanish flavor

Sunkist ® Almond Accents ® will send five grand prize winners of the culinary competition of its Barcelona on all expenses paid trip for two to Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Two hundred first prizes, consisting of a series of hand painted, hand-thrown plates, also will be awarded.

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