Name: Autumn Spinach Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 9 oz baby spinach; 3 small mandarin orange; 2 small red gala apples; 2 bartlette pears; 1 cup pecans; 3/4 cup feta cheese; Orange Poppy Seed Dressing; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup canola; 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

How To Make Autumn Spinach Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

We are putting together a rich and fruity salad recipe with mandarin oranges, apples, pecans, pears, and topped with a delicious mix of poppy seed dressing.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

9ozbaby spinach
3smallmandarin orangepeeled and segmented
2smallred gala applescored and diced
2bartlette pearscored and diced
1cuppecanstoasted and roughly chopped
3/4cupfeta cheesecrumbled

Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

1/4cupolive oil
1/4cupcanolaor vegetable oil
2tsporange zest
1/4cupfresh orange juice
2tbspFresh Lemon Juice
2tbsphoney
2tspdijon mustard
1tbsppoppy seeds
1/4tspsalt

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.