Apple Spinach Salad
This spinach salad recipe is simple, fresh, and delicious. A version of my mom’s favorite salad.
Spinach Salad Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this easy spinach salad recipe:
- Fresh spinach, of course! I love tender baby spinach here, but mature spinach will work too. Tear the leaves if they are large.
- Apple – It adds refreshing crunch. Use a sweet, crisp variety like Gala or Honeycrisp.
- Red onion – For savory flavor. Thinly slice it so that it doesn’t overpower the other ingredients.
- candied pecans – These sweet, spiced nuts are easy to make on the stove, but if you’d like to streamline the recipe, you can use regular toasted pecans instead.
- Goat cheese – For creamy texture and tangy flavor. Shaved pecorino is great here too.
- Dried cranberries – They add chewy texture and sweet-tart flavor.
- And salt and pepper – To make all the flavors pop!
Spinach Salad Dressing
This spinach salad recipe has one last component: the dressing!
I make an apple cider vinaigrette with
- apple cider vinegar,
- honey or maple syrup,
- garlic,
- Dijon mustard,
- extra-virgin olive oil,
- and salt and pepper.
Its tangy flavor is a lovely complement to the sweet apples and candied pecans.
To make it, just add the dressing ingredients to a jar, secure the lid, and shake to combine. So easy!
- Tip: This dressing keeps well for up to 5 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Make it ahead so that the salad is extra-quick to assemble!
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