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This salad is traditionally served at Christmas Eve in Mexico but it's an amazingly good salad for summer too.

Ensalada De Nochebuena

1/4 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon lime zest
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
1 head romaine lettuce
2 apples, peeled and sliced into thin wedges
2 oranges, peeled and segmented
2 bananas, peeled and sliced into rounds
1 cup fresh pineapple cubes
2 beets, cooked and cut into matchsticks
1/2 cup unsalted peanuts

To make dressing, whisk together olive oil, lime juice and zest,
honey, salt, and cilantro in a small bowl. Set aside.

Wash and dry lettuce leaves and then shred.

Arrange the lettuce on the bottom of a glass bowl and
layer fruit and beets over it.

Top with peanuts and pour the dressing over the salad.

Linda Symonds
Cook Mexican

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Picture from the May 2007 Salad Recipe Contest: