Sunshine Salad Recipe
Yield: 6 Servings
3 firm-ripe avocados (2 1/2
-lb. total)
4 navel oranges (3 3/4 lb.
-total)
2 c cooked long-grain brown
-rice,at room temperature
3/4 c coarsely salted smoked
-almonds,Chopped
3/4 c pitted dates,Chopped
4 qt spinach leaves,rinsed and
-crisped
Salt
Sunshine Dressing
1/2 c salad oil
3 T rice vinegar
2 T thawed orange juice
-concentrate,Frozen
1 t hot sauce
1/4 t pepper
1/4 t cayenne
1/4 t curry powder
1. Pit and peel 2 avocados. Cut peel and white membrane from 2
oranges. Cut peeled avocados and oranges into 3/4-inch cubes and put in
a bowl. Add rice, almonds, dates, and 1/3 cup dressing; mix.
2. Arrange spinach around rims of salad plates. Mound rice mixture in
center of spinach.
3. Pit, peel, and thinly slice remaining avocado lengthwise. Cut peel
and membrane off remaining oranges, cut fruit in halves, then slice
crosswise. Arrange avocado and orange slices around rice mixture.
Moisten salads with remaining dressing. Season to taste with salt.
Salad Dressing: Mix together ingredients
Makes about 3/4 cup; 6 servings.
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Sweet Apple Surprise Cake
2 c flour,sifted
2 t baking soda
2 t cinnamon
1 1/2 t salt
2 c sugar
1 1/2 c oil
1 c raisins
4 ea eggs
3 t vanilla
1 c coconut
1 c walnuts,chopped
2 1/2 c apples (gala,mcintosh, cort
-& paula red
or early gold),,Chopped
**cream cheese frosting**
6 oz cream cheese
1/2 c butter,Unsalted
1 t vanilla
4 c powdered sugar
Mix and sift flour, soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat oil and sugar
together until thick. Add eggs, one a time, and beat well after each
addition. Add remaining ingredients and mix. Bake in 2 greased 8"
round cake pans that are also floured. Bake at 350 for about 50
minutes. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans. Cool on wire racks.
Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until light. Add
vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar until spreading consistency.
Frost cake.
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