Instructions: Very few salad recipes utilized for the Holiday Season embody such a variety of flavors and textures, and serve up as a green and red holiday color-coordinated starter. Our Christmas Eve Salad is another recipe in a collection of Holiday cooking from the American Southwest.

Get your pinatas ready and the guests gathered because this recipe is a sure-fire way to taste the holiday flavors on the American Southwest.

Combine beets, jicama, oranges and fresh cilantro in a bowl and allow to chill until ready to serve. Blend dressing ingredients in a lidded jar or mixing bowl. Just before serving, pour dressing over salad, toss to distribute dressing, then arrange on lettuce leaves and top with chopped peanuts.

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