Spinach Salad

i know my grandma does spinach leaves with walnuts and dresses it with a raspberry vinaigrette. YUM


EDIT: i also think she puts cucumbers and carrots in there too.

I do like mandarin oranges AND strawberries with my spinach. My mom made the salad with nuts and a raspberry vinaigrette for church, but she took some out for me before the dressing went on, and I used a little of the juice (not sugar water, but juice packed oranges) and just had the spinach, oranges, and strawberries. It was really good.

No recipe though.

Something else yummy is quinoa cooked in low sodium broth mixed with a can of rinsed and drained garbanzo beans, with 1/4 c. lemon juice and 1/4 c. olive oil whisked with 1 tsp cumin poured on. Then stir in some nuts (the last ones I used were way delish-a pecan and almond blend) and some chopped dates. Then mix the quinoa blend with the spinach.

Baby spinach
One or multiple of the following fruits: diced apples, fresh chopped cherries, fresh chopped strawberries, fresh or dried cranberries, fresh chopped grapes
One of the following nuts, chopped: almonds, pecans, walnuts, peanuts, macademia nuts.
Fresh grilled/broiled/baked chicken, diced (seasoned to taste during cooking). For seasoning chicken, I like to use lemon juice or apple cider vinegar, pepper, sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder. Also, Jerk Sauce or rub is really good. There is a brand made with no high fructose corn syrup, but I can't think of it right now.
Other veggies: green onion, celery, fresh mushrooms, black olives, tomatos, really anything you like. I prefer green onion and celery.
Serve with dressing of choice: oil, vinaigrette, lemon poppyseed, raspberry viaigrette.
Salad can also be topped with cheese of choice: blue cheese, gargonzola, feta, fresh mozzarella, etc.

Good luck!

A restaurant near me does a great spinach salad which is really easy to recreate at home. Basically, baby spinach as the base, with mandarin orange slices, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, chopped up bacon (this can be omitted for sodium reduction!), crumbled feta, diced red bell pepper, and a honey-mustard dressing. Though I think a sweet flavored balsamic dressing would go nicely as well!

I recently made a strawberry spinach salad.. soooo yummy!
It was strawberries, slivered almonds, low fat feta cheese, and a homemade dressing- (1/3 cup EVOO, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, a teaspoon of poppy seeds, and a pinch of paprika)
DELISH!