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In a large plastic bag, put strawberries cut in 3 or 4 wedges, finely chopped red onion, the mushrooms cut in 3 or 4 wedges, 1 cup of the cashews (keep 1/2 cup for the top for the finished salad) then add the rest of the ingredients (except for the spinach), vinaigrette, herbs and spices, craisins.
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When you are not using strawberries, add 1/2 cup of vinaigrette.
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You can put this together, again except for the spinach, the morning of the party and put it in the fridge, until about 1 1/2 hours before serving.
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When you leave for the party, bring: 1.
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Your beautiful big salad bowl & those special salad servers; 2.
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Your plastic bag of marinated mushrooms; 3.
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Your 1/2 cup of cashews (not counting the 1/2 cup you already ate while putting the salad together); 4.
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Your spinach (which you have all transferred into another bag so it looks like you picked it fresh that day) 5.
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Your little sprig of basil Finally, mentally divide the marinated mushrooms and the spinach in 5 somewhat equal parts and alternate, starting with the spinach on the bottom and crown your creation with the 1/2 cup of cashews that you fought hard not to eat while driving to the party and the sprig of basil.
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This will serve a large group - Pot-Luck size (12 good size plates or 18 small servings) Enjoy!
