From our skinny table to yours...

This dish was inspired by a salad we tried at a restaurant and couldn't get enough of.  We thought we would try and recreate it and share it with all of you!  Let us just say we are pretty impressed with our rendition!  It's just as good and even healthier than the original :)

Tonight we're whipping up a light, yet filling salad with a homemade orange cranberry vinaigrette.  The fabulous part of this meal is that the dressing is made from the toppings to our salad which makes for a delicious pairing and is super easy on the wallet!  To make the dressing simply pop dried cranberries, pecans, and mandarin oranges into your food processor and lighten it up with orange juice and a hint of olive oil!  This is definitely a must try as this dressing is so fruity and unique!

Now to step two, simply arrange fresh baby greens on a salad plate and top with cranberries, pecans, mandarin oranges and cucumbers.  That's it!  We topped this salad with shrimp (we've been on a shrimp kick lately if you haven't noticed), however grilled chicken or a slice of grilled salmon would be equally as delicious!

One of our favorite tricks to keep our waistlines in check is to portion out 2 tbsp of dressing on the side as to not over pour!  Hope you enjoy this tasty salad :)