Cranberry Spinach Salad
Brighten your table with this Cranberry Spinach Salad, a delightful mix of vibrant flavors and wholesome ingredients that's ready in just 15 minutes! Packed with nutrient-rich baby spinach, sweet-tart dried cranberries, crunchy sliced almonds, and tangy crumbled feta cheese, this salad is a perfect balance of texture and taste. Thinly sliced red onions add a subtle sharpness, while the homemade balsamic dressing—made with olive oil, honey, and Dijon mustard—ties everything together beautifully. Ideal as a light lunch, dinner side dish, or holiday addition, this quick-to-prepare salad is as visually stunning as it is delicious. Fresh, healthy, and irresistibly flavorful, this recipe will quickly become a favorite on your menu!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 8 cups baby spinach leaves
- 0.5 cup dried cranberries
- 0.5 cup sliced almonds
- 0.25 cup red onion
- 0.5 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
Rinse and pat dry the baby spinach leaves, then place them in a large salad bowl.
Thinly slice the red onion and scatter it over the spinach leaves.
Add the dried cranberries, sliced almonds, and crumbled feta cheese to the salad bowl.
In a small mixing bowl or jar, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and ground black pepper.
Whisk or shake the dressing ingredients together until well combined and emulsified.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad right before serving.
Toss gently to ensure all ingredients are evenly coated with the dressing.
Serve immediately and enjoy your fresh cranberry spinach salad!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1594 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 117.6 g | 151% | |
| Saturated Fat | 27.8 g | 139% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5.3 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 100 mg | 33% | |
| Sodium | 2724 mg | 118% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 104.7 g | 38% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 18.5 g | 66% | |
| Total Sugars | 75.6 g | ||
| Protein | 36.0 g | 72% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 956 mg | 74% | |
| Iron | 8.8 mg | 49% | |
| Potassium | 1677 mg | 36% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
