Spinach Salad with Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing

Dressing

1 cup sliced fresh strawberries 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Splenda 1 teaspoon poppyseeds 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard 1⁄2 cup canola oil

Blend all ingredients with a hand blender, blender or food processor. Refrigerate. Makes 1 cup dressing.

2 tablespoons: 15 g. fat; 4 g. carb. 138 calories

Salad 5 cups torn fresh spinach, washed and dried 1 1⁄2 cups sliced fresh strawberries 1 cup sliced celery (about 2 ribs) ( I sometimes add 1 or 2 Kiwi fruit sliced)

Toss the salad ingredients together, then add about half the dressing just before serving. Refrigerate remaining dressing.

Serves 4.

1 serving (without dressing) 2 g. protein ; 6 g . carbohydrates; 3 g. fiber; trace fat 32 calories