Name: Apple Pecan Feta Spinach Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 10 oz baby spinach; 33 small gala apples; 1 cup pecans; 4 oz feta cheese; ½ cup dried cranberries; 12 oz Bacon; ½ small red onion; Maple-Cider Vinaigrette:; ½ cup olive oil; ¼ cup apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp pure maple syrup; 2 tsp dijon mustard; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Apple Pecan Feta Spinach Salad Recipe

How To Make Apple Pecan Feta Spinach Salad

This spinach salad is a great year-round salad. Fresh spinach, feta, pecans, apples, and bacon are tossed together with maple cider vinaigrette.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 28 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

10ozbaby spinach
33small gala apples,(or 2 medium), cored and thinly sliced
1cuppecans,toasted
4ozfeta cheese,crumbled
½cupdried cranberries
12ozbacon,cooked and crumbled, optional
½small red onion,sliced into thin strips, optional

Maple-Cider Vinaigrette:

½cupolive oil
¼cupapple cider vinegar
2tbsppure maple syrup
2tspdijon mustard
¼tspsalt
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper

Instructions

If using red onion, place slices in a colander and run under warm water for about 10 seconds, tossing once, to remove harsh bite. Drain well.
In a large salad bowl toss together spinach, apples, pecans, feta, cranberries and optional bacon and red onion.
Drizzle desired amount of dressing over salad and toss to evenly coat. Serve immediately after adding dressing.