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.
Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
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.
Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
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.
Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
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 🙂
Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
- 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 tbsp Honey or maple syrup
- 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 mandarin oranges
- 1 tsp poppy seed
- 2 tsp chia seed
- Pinch of Salt
- Pinch of Paprika
- Pinch of black pepper
- 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!
Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
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