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Autumn Spinach Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing
The best autumn salad! Packed with bright and sweet flavors and festive colors. This salad and dressing are one of my absolute favorites!
Servings:
7
Prep
25
minutes
minutes
Cook
30
minutes
minutes
Ready in:
55
minutes
minutes
Ingredients
9
oz.
baby spinach
3
small
mandarin oranges,
peeled and segmented
2
small
red gala apples,
cored and diced
2
bartlette pears,
cored and diced
1
cup
pecans,
toasted and roughly chopped
3/4
cup
feta cheese,
crumbled
Orange Poppy Seed Dressing
1/4
cup
olive oil
1/4
cup
canola or vegetable oil
2
tsp
orange zest
1/4
cup
fresh orange juice
2
Tbsp
fresh lemon juice
2
Tbsp
honey
2
tsp
dijon mustard
1
Tbsp
poppy seeds
1/4
tsp
salt
Instructions
For the dressing:
Add all of the dressing ingredients to a jar, cover with lid and shake to emulsify.
Chill for 30 minutes if possible. Shake again just before pouring over salad.
For the salad:
Layer spinach, apples, mandarin oranges, pears, pecans and feta into a large salad bowl.
Drizzle with dressing and toss to evenly coat. Serve immediately.
Recipe source: Cooking Classy, dressing recipe from
my other salad recipe
that I love.