Spinach Salad and Dressing Recipe

What’s the hardest part of making a good salad? Dressing and figuring out what the best dressing is for your salad ingredients. Today I’m going to share with you the best spinach salad and dressing recipe.

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This spinach salad was first introduced to me by my mother-in-law, and after having it a million times at parties (it’s THAT good, always getting requested) I decided it was high time I learn how to make it at home.

It’s a spinach salad that has apples, pears, pecans and feta in it, and has the most amazing dressing.

Salads are something that I wish I would eat more of. The problem is, that unless I LOVE it, I don’t want it lol. When I find a salad I love, I can’t stop thinking about it and make it lots of times!

Just like my spinach salad with soft boiled eggs, bacon and a mustard vinaigrette which I’ve made more times than I can count (I’m even eating it for lunch this week), this spinach salad is one I rave about and have started making all the time.

What ingredients are needed to make the salad?

• Spinach
• Apples
• Pears
• Pecans
• Feta

Salads are awesome to serve when you have guests over, they add that special something to the meal to make it balanced.

Spinach salad ingredient swaps -salads are also something that are easily adaptable to what you have on hand.

• Don’t have pecans? No worries, add walnuts!
• Don’t have feta cheese? You could use goat cheese instead!
• Only have 2 apples or 2 pears instead of 1 of each? That’s ok, use double of one or the other!
• Don’t have spinach? Use other spring greens or arugula or kale.

Because this spinach salad is so amazing and versatile, I’ve left the title vague as ‘spinach salad & dressing’ (it also gives it a little mystery) instead of saying spinach salad with apples, pears, pecans, feta and a homemade vinaigrette, haha, because it could just as easily be called spinach salad with fruit, nuts, cheese and homemade dressing.

In the recipe below, I’ll share the recipe I used, and then the different adaptations you could make. I also love using a wooden bowl and wooden utensils to serve this salad.

Next time you’re in need of a truly wonderful spinach salad and dressing recipe, look no further!!

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• 5 Ingredient Spinach Hummus Feta Wraps
• The Best Vinaigrette Recipe
• Green Goddess Dipping Sauce/Dressing with Yogurt

Spinach Salad and Dressing Recipe

An easy spinach salad with fruit, nuts, cheese and homemade dressing.

4.17 from 119 votes

Print Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Equipment

• Blender
• Measuring cups
• Wooden spoons

Ingredients

To make salad

• 8-10 cups baby spinach or other greens
• 1 apple cored and finely chopped
• 1 pear cored and finely chopped.
• 1/2 cup candied pecans or walnuts, or other nuts
• 1/4 lb crumbled feta or goat cheese, or blue cheese

To make salad dressing

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 garlic clove pressed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

• In a salad bowl, combine greens, fruit, nuts, and cheese.
  
• In a separate bowl (or blender) combine all the salad dressing ingredients (olive oil, vinegar, honey, dry mustard, garlic and salt) and whisk to combine.
• Pour dressing over salad and serve.

Notes

Instead of 1 apple and 1 pear, you could 2 apples or 2 pears.

Nutrition information disclaimer: the nutrition information presented on this site should be considered an estimate as the calculations will change based on the exact products you use in your own kitchen.  

 

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2891IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg