Mixed Greens with Orange Vinegar, Fruit & Nuts

No arm twisting needed here!

On my latest trip to Trader Joe's I picked up a bottle of Orange

Muscat Champagne Vinegar. When I was ready to cook with it, I

realized the rest of the ingredients I chose from the pantry were

mostly from TJ's too! They have an great selection of dried fruit

and nuts and nice big bags of mixed greens. Here's what I

ended up with:

Mixed Greens with Orange Vinegar, Fruit & Nuts

2t olive oil

1 shallot, finely minced

2 garlic cloves, also finely minced

2T pine nuts, TJ's

2T golden raisins, TJ's

pinch of salt

1-2 large handfuls of mixed greens, TJ's

Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar, TJ's

a pinch of brown sugar

Heat oil on medium and saute shallots and garlic. (Be careful

not to burn the garlic so it doesn't turn bitter.) Add raisins and

nuts and a pinch of salt. Saute a few more minutes. Add greens

and cover with a lid until they wilt, another minute, or so.

Sprinkle with vinegar and brown sugar. Turn with tongs to mix

everything up. And you're done! You can serve it over a whole

grain or eat it all by itself.

Trader Joe's vinegar.

You can sprinkle with parmesan cheese or make these delicious

breadcrumbs instead.

Garlic Breadcrumbs

1-2t olive oil

1 garlic clove, finely minced

2T breadcrumbs

pinch of salt

In the same pan the greens were cooked in, heat the oil on

medium. Saute the garlic for a minute, add the breadcrumbs

and salt. Continue to cook for a couple of minutes until the

breadcrumbs are slightly brown and deliciously toasty.

*You can use store bought breadcrumbs, but why bother? Just

freeze the heals of your bread and grate or whiz up in the food

processor to make your own!

Finito!