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Apricot and Cherry Salad with Lime-Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

Recipe Introduction


Source: Cooking Light-7/01





List of Ingredients



• Vinaigrette:
  
• 1/3 cup sugar
  
• 3 tablespoons water
  
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  
• Salad:
  
• 6 cups trimmed watercress
  
• 4 cups sliced apricots (about 12 medium)
  
• 3 cups halved pitted cherries
  






Instructions



1. To prepare vinaigrett, place first 5 ingredients in a blender, and process until blended. Add oil and poppy seeds, and process until blended.
   
   
2. To prepare salad, place 1 cup watercress on each of 6 plates. Top each serving with 2/3 cup apricot slices and 1/2 cup cherries. Drizzle 2 tablespoons vinaigrette over each salad.
   
   
3. Yield: 6 servings. 184 cal, 6.2g fat, 3g pro, 32.4g carb, 0mg chol, 406mg sod.