Festive Orange Spinach Salad
Festive Orange Spinach Salad is a bright and flavorful mix of tender spinach, juicy orange slices, sweet pomegranate seeds, crunchy pecans and creamy goat cheese. Tossed with a simple homemade orange vinaigrette, this salad is fresh, colorful and ready in minutes. It's perfect for holiday gatherings or adding a pop of flavor to any meal.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 397kcal
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice *about 2 oranges
- 1 tsp orange zest *packed about zest of 2 oranges
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt
Salad
- 6 oz bag baby spinach
- 1 med head romaine lettuce
- 1 1/2 cups toasted unsalted pecans
- 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
- 4-6 oz crumbled goat cheese
- 3-4 oranges *total of 5-6 oranges for the whole salad between slices and zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Place pecans on cookie sheet. Bake for 5-6 mins or until toasted. Let cool before adding to salad.
- Zest and juice 2 oranges. Set zest aside.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl whisk orange juice into oil until emulsified. Add zest, mustard and salt. Mix well. Refrigerate until needed.
- Using a sharp pairing knife, cut ends off of remaining oranges and then run blade in-between peel and orange flesh. Make sure no pith remains. Lay orange on side and cut into slices of desired thickness.
- Wash and cut romaine.
- In a large salad bowl arrange spinach, romaine, pecans, pomegranate arils, orange slices and cheese. Toss with desired amount of salad dressing.
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Notes
*Please use as many organic ingredients as possible.*
To lower fat grams, add additional lettuce and use a smaller amount of dressing.
To lower fat grams, add additional lettuce and use a smaller amount of dressing.
Nutrition
Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 476mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3463IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 2mg