Description
A festive and vibrant holiday salad featuring fresh spinach, mixed berries, mandarin oranges, crunchy pecans, tangy feta, and a sweet honey-balsamic dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 cup mandarin orange segments (canned or fresh)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- In a large salad bowl, combine the baby spinach, blueberries, raspberries, mandarin orange segments, toasted pecans, and crumbled feta cheese.
- In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper until well combined.
- Drizzle the honey-balsamic dressing over the salad just before serving, and toss gently to coat all ingredients evenly.
- Serve immediately as a refreshing holiday side dish or light main course.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.