Berry Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese
Servings 4 side salads
Ingredients
For dressing
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice from 1 large orange
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt or more/less, to your taste
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or more/less, to your taste
For salad
- ½ cup mandarin orange segments fresh, or canned with no sugar added
- 9 ounces baby spinach
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup blackberries or other berries of choice
- ½ cup goat cheese crumbles or other crumbly cheese of choice
- ½ cup chopped pistachios or slivered almonds
Instructions
- Measure 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons honey, and ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice into a jar with a lid. Add ⅛ teaspoon sea salt and ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Tighten lid on the jar and shake well to combine ingredients. Taste and add more salt and pepper if desired. Set aside.
- Wash and dry 9 ounces baby spinach and ½ cup blackberries. If using canned oranges, drain the juice.
- Combine ½ cup mandarin orange segments, spinach, ½ cup dried cranberries, blackberries, ½ cup goat cheese crumbles and ½ cup chopped pistachios in a large bowl. Gently toss with tongs.
- Divide salad between 4 bowls, then add dressing to the individual bowls of salad.
Notes
If you don't have a dressing shaker, you can use a mason jar or even a cocktail shaker instead.
Don't want to make dressing? Use your favorite store bought dressing instead.
For a hearty dinner salad, feel free to top with a cooked protein like chicken or steak.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 side salad | Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 231mg | Potassium: 655mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 6440IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 3mg
