Cranberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Cranberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Serve this fresh salad to your guests as a meal for lunch or side salad for dinner. Full of super foods, this spinach salad is topped with toasted almonds, cranberries, feta cheese and a light poppy seed dressing.

Servings
6 people
  • Ingredients
    • 1-10 oz bag of baby spinach (284 g)
    • 1 cup dried cranberries (250 mL)
    • 2/3 cup toasted shaved almonds (150 mL)
    • 4 green onions, diced (4)
    • 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (75 mL)
    • 2/3 cup canola oil (150 mL)
    • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar with raspberry juice vinegar (30 mL)
    • 1 Tbsp poppy seeds (15 mL)
    • 2 tsp granulated sugar (10 mL)
    • salt and pepper to taste
  • Directions
    1. Combine first five ingredients in large salad bowl. In separate small bowl, combine canola oil, balsamic vinegar, poppy seeds, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well. Pour dressing over top of salad ingredients and toss lightly.

Nutritional Analysis

Servings
6
Calories
384
Total Fat
30.8 g
Saturated Fat
3.3 g
Sodium
123 mg
Carbohydrates
26.1 g
Fiber
4.5 g
Sugars
17.5 g
Protein
5.5 g
Potassium
468 mg