Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
Hello everybody! Today on the menu is a healthy food - Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad recipe rich with apples and cheese. A delightful blend of different flavors in one bowl.
This salad is enriched with nuts and seeds which makes it a true vitamin bomb. Enjoy its unusual and interesting taste and after the meal you will feel better and you`ll get an extra energy. It is because fresh spinach is rich in iron.
After our most popular salad recipes Strawberry Spinach Almond Salad I decided to make a fall version - Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad. This is a great way to enrich your table at this time of year and to enjoy healthy and tasty food.
Mandarin orange, poppy and chia seeds dressing gives it a special taste. You can play with the ingredients and make different combinations. I decided to try this one, but expect some more combinations coming from me, soon. It can be served as a side dish, or a complete meal.
How to make these delightful Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad?
- MAKE THE DRESSING: Squeeze two mandarin oranges and pour the juice into a medium dish. Add extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, poppy seeds and chia seeds. Then add a pinch of salt, paprika and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
- MAKE THE SALAD: Slice both an apple and a pear. Put spinach and arugula, sliced apple and pear, pecans and cranberries.
- Step 3 Put the dressing over the salad and mix well. Put crumbled feta cheese over it.
Notes:
Serve fresh.
Refreshing Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad so tasty and delicious. Healthy food, perfect for these cold and rainy days. A picture is worth a thousand words 🙂
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Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Arugula
- 4 ounces fresh Baby spinach
- ½ cup dried Cranberries
- ½ cup Pecans
- 1 Granny Smith Apple
- 1 Pear
- ⅓ cup crumbled Feta Cheese
- DRESSING:
- 4 tablespoon Honey or maple syrup
- 4 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 mandarin oranges
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed
- 2 teaspoon chia seed
- Pinch of Salt
- Pinch of Paprika
- Pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Step 1 MAKE THE DRESSING: Squeeze two mandarin oranges and pour the juice into a medium dish. Add extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, poppy seeds and chia seeds. Then add a pinch of salt, paprika and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
- Step 2 MAKE THE SALAD: Slice both an apple and a pear. Put spinach and arugula, sliced apple and pear, pecans and cranberries.
- Step 3 Put the dressing over the salad and mix well. Put crumbled feta cheese over it.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
The cranberries and pecans are such a delicious combo! This salad is fresh, crunchy, and full of flavor.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the combination of cranberries and pecans. It's one of my favorite ways to add a little sweetness and crunch to a fresh salad!
Dragana
I made this salad recently for a dinner party. Easy to prepare and it was the best salad I have ever tasted. Everyone raved over it and asked for the recipe. Thank you. BTW I didn't have mandarin but I did have a naval orange. I can't wait to make this salad again!
Thank you, Lois. I'm so glad that you liked it.
Best regards,
Dragana