Carrot and Currant Salad

2 tablespoons currants
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon boiling water
2 large carrots, peeled, halved lengthways, very thinly sliced
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

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Winter Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

Fruit Salad

2 sweet apples, chopped like Honeycrisp or Fuji
2 pears, chopped
3 kiwis peeled, sliced and quartered
2 bananas, sliced
1  15 oz. can  mandarin oranges in WATER, drained OR 3 mandarin oranges/peeled, separated
pomegranate arils from 1 pomegranate
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Honey Lime Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds

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Cranberry Apple Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Brussels Sprouts Salad

1 pound Brussels sprouts ends trimmed, very thinly sliced
1 cup craisins/sweetened dried cranberries
1 sweet apple (Fuji/Honeycrisp) chopped
1 pear chopped
1 red bell pepper chopped
3/4 cup roasted salted pumpkin seeds (or sunflower)
1/3 cup feta cheese crumbles

Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

2/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon dried minced chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds


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Falafel Salad

Tahini Dressing

1/3 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp salt

Salad

1 bunch flat leaf parsley
1 bunch cilantro
1 (19 oz.) can chickpeas
1/2 cup uncooked bulgur
2 small (3/4 lb.) tomatoes

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