Harvest Time Salad

Contributed by MommaBird

Ingredients

For the Salad:

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 bunch of spinach, torn into bite size pieces (or your favorite lettuce) 
• 2 cup dried cranberries
• 2 large, fresh tomatoes chopped or diced 
• 1 avocado (peel, remove pit, and dice) 
• 1/2 yellow sweet pepper, thinly sliced 
• 4 small radishes thinly sliced 
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 
• (Optional: Boiled egg smashed and mixed in or slices on top) 
• (Optional: Smoked Gouda cheese sliced or shredded)

For the dressing:

• 3 tablespoons of Old Orchard Apple Juice
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of raspberry jam with seeds (or more to taste)
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 
• freshly ground black pepper to taste 
• dash of salt (to taste)

Directions

1. Prepare all ingredients as directed and toss in a bowl. 
2. Use a dressing shaker or blender and mix all ingredients thoroughly.
3. Serve the salad on a plate, drizzle with the dressing.

Optional: Serve with Croutons/Real Bacon Bits or bake up some fresh bread sticks