Mandarin Spinach Salad Supreme

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (1 lb) package baby spinach
• 1 1/2 cups fresh bean sprouts, washed and drained or 1 (16 ounce) can bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, rinsed, drained, and sliced
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
• 1 1/2 cups fresh mushrooms, washed and sliced thin
• 8 slices bacon, fried crisp and drained
• 1 avocado, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 cup salad oil
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup catsup

Recipe

• 1 to prepare dressing process all dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor until well blended.
• 2 place spinach in a large bowl.
• 3 add next 6 ingredients and toss to mix.
• 4 pour into a serving bowl and garnish with the sliced avocado.
• 5 just before serving, toss with dressing and serve.
• 6 if you're in a hurry, a catalina dressing may be used.