Autumn Salad

Amazing combination of healthy fresh food. I'm fortunate in that my type 1 daughter will try my recipes and enjoys making food herself. She inspires me, I hope I inspire her. This salad has freeze dried strawberries, fresh pears and mandarins, avocado, mesclun, beat strips, three varieties of nuts, and our favorite, furikaki. A balsamic vinaigrette tops this off. This sort of lunch, or snack, or dinner, is complex and filling. And it's incredibly pretty and seasonal!

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