Fruity Nutty Spinach Salad
Brighten up your mealtime with this vibrant and refreshing Fruity Nutty Spinach Salad, a perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and savory flavors. This colorful creation features tender baby spinach leaves layered with juicy strawberries, plump blueberries, and zesty mandarin orange segments, adding a burst of freshness to every bite. Enhanced with the crunch of toasted pecans, the creaminess of feta cheese, and the mild zing of red onion, every ingredient harmonizes beautifully. The homemade vinaigrette, a delightful blend of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, and Dijon mustard, ties everything together with a subtly sweet and tangy finish. Ready in just 15 minutes, this easy-to-make salad is ideal as a light lunch, a showstopping side dish, or a healthy addition to your dinner table. Packed with nutrients and bursting with flavor, it’s the ultimate go-to recipe for wholesome eating!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 6 cups Baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup Strawberries
- 0.5 cup Blueberries
- 1 cup Mandarin orange segments (canned or fresh)
- 0.5 cup Feta cheese crumbles
- 0.5 cup Pecans (toasted and roughly chopped)
- 0.25 cup Red onion (thinly sliced)
- 3 tablespoons Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 0.125 teaspoon Black pepper
Instructions
Wash and thoroughly dry the baby spinach leaves, strawberries, and blueberries.
Slice the strawberries into thin slices and set them aside.
Toast the pecans in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they are fragrant and lightly browned. Set aside to cool.
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper to create the salad dressing.
In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach leaves, sliced strawberries, blueberries, mandarin orange segments, thinly sliced red onion, and toasted pecans.
Drizzle the prepared dressing over the salad and gently toss until all ingredients are well coated.
Top the salad with feta cheese crumbles just before serving for added texture and flavor.
Serve immediately and enjoy this vibrant and healthy Fruity Nutty Spinach Salad!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1139 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 84.5 g | 108% | |
| Saturated Fat | 10.1 g | 50% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 845 mg | 37% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 91.9 g | 33% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 17.0 g | 61% | |
| Total Sugars | 65.1 g | ||
| Protein | 13.1 g | 26% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 242 mg | 19% | |
| Iron | 6.3 mg | 35% | |
| Potassium | 1428 mg | 30% | |
*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.
