Seasonal Spinach Salad
Jan 07, 2024 07:20 AM
Make this spinach salad recipe to serve with your favorite main dishes! This fresh spinach salad features seasonal fruit, creamy goat cheese, toasted pecans, just enough red onion, and the perfect amount of vinaigrette. It’s finished with a drizzle of thick balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze.
This spinach salad is beautiful, absolutely delicious, and holiday worthy. It’s also easily adjusted to the changing seasons, and simple enough to make on a weeknight. Hooray!
Ingredients:
Salad
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- ¼ medium red onion, very thinly sliced
- 4 to 5 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- ½ cup pecan halves
- 6 ounces fresh raspberries or see note for additional options
- 1 tablespoon thick balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze, drizzled over the top
- Freshly ground black pepper
Vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon maple syrup or honey
- 1 small clove garlic, pressed or minced
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt, to taste
- Several twists of freshly ground black pepper
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
4 minutes
Total Time:
24 minutes
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