Italian Salads Recipes - Spinach with Lime Dressing (Spinaci Conditi alla Lumia) Recipe

Ingredients 

• 175 g/6 oz carrots, thinly sliced

• 45 ml/3 tbsp lime juice

• 15 ml/1 tbsp white wine vinegar

• 90 ml/6 tbsp olive oil

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh dill (dill weed)

• 5 ml/1 tsp mustard

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 30 ml/2 tbsp flaked (slivered) almonds

• 225 g/8 oz young spinach leaves

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Method:

1. Place the carrots in a bowl. Blend the lime juice, vinegar, olive oil, dill and mustard together with a little salt and pepper and pour over the carrots.

2. Allow to stand for 15 minutes. In a serving dish arrange the spinach and sprinkle over the almonds.

3. Spoon the carrots and dressing over the spinach leaves and serve.