Name: Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 ounces Arugula; 4 ounces fresh Baby spinach; 1/2 cup dried Cranberries; 1/2 cup Pecans; 1 Granny Smith Apple; 1 Pear; 1/3 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

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.

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 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 🙂

Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Hello everybody! It is healthy food on menu today - Cranberry Pecan Spinach Salad recipe rich with apples and cheese. A delightful blend of different flavors in one bowl.

Ingredients

2 ounces Arugula
4 ounces fresh Baby spinach
1/2 cup dried Cranberries
1/2 cup Pecans
1 Granny Smith Apple
1 Pear
1/3 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

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

Serve fresh

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Lois Sanders

Wednesday 2nd of December 2020

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!

Dragana

Thank you, Lois. I'm so glad that you liked it.

Best regards, Dragana