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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/4 cup vinegar, white wine
2 tbsp honey
3 tbsp oil, salad
1 tsp poppy seed
1/2 tsp mustard, dry
8 cup spinach, fresh, torn
1 papaya, medium *
1 1/2 cup grapes, seedless, halved
Directions
* papaya, seeded, peeled, and cubed, or 2 medium pears, cored, peeled and
cubed
Servings: 10
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