Tuna Apricot Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

SALAD
1 (14 ounce) can apricot halves
4 cups lettuce, torn
4 cups spinach, torn
1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced
1/2 cup carrot, grated
1 small red onion, sliced in rings
2 (7 ounce) cans tuna, well drained
2 small tomatoes, cut in eighths
1/4 cup macadamia nuts, coarsley chopped
APRICOT SOY DRESSING
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons reserved apricot syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon dried ginger

Preparation

Drain apricots and reserve 3 tablespoons syrup for the dressing.
Toss together the lettuce, spinach, celery, carrot and onion rings in a salad bowl.
Place tuna in the centre of the greens.
Arrange tomatoes around the edge of tuna, alternating with the apricot halves.
Sprinkle with nuts.
Serve with Apricot Soy Dressing.
For Dressing, thoroughly blend all ingredients together using beater or whisk. Makes about 1 cup.