In this delicious salad, I like to use Gala, Braeburn, or Cripp apples.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
| Yield: | 1 salad |
Ingredients
- 1 cup baby spinach leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon chopped salted pecans
- ½ apple, cored and diced
- 1 tablespoon diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons grated carrot
- ¼ avocado, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, or to taste
Instructions
- Place spinach, cranberries, pecans, apple, onion, carrot, and avocado into a bowl. Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette, and toss to coat.
Reviews
Changes I made based on my pantry: I used Brianna’s Poppyseed dressing; unsalted pecans, a gala apple, and I didn’t include carrots. This salad was delicious.
Used a whole avacoda
I made the recipe as written. Unfortunately, for all of the work involved, the many different ingredients didn’t lend itself to a WOW flavor. It was OK, but it is not worth the effort. I’m sorry too, as I was really looking forward to it.
Excellent flavor combinations. Can be made to be visually special. A few tweaks can individualize it.
I made this for my family on thanksgiving, and they all loved it. I used store bought dressing – a low calorie raspberry vinaigrette, and it was a hit.
Loved this recipe… I usually work with what i have… in this case i had a bunch of substitutes… i didn’t really follow the measurements… pretty much figured how much i’d eat of each… 🙂 I did the following substitutions… apples –> peaches… red onions –> shallots… brown sugar –> tiny bit of honey… instead of pecans and cranberries i used a trail mix i put together earlier in the week… –> almonds/walnuts/cashews/sesame seeds/pumpkin seeds/raisins/dried blueberries/little bit of dried coconut… trail mix roasted…. had no carrots 🙁 made my own balsamic vinagrette…
Loved this great summer salad! Changed the vinaigrette as I had some leftover honey Dijon in the fridge, but the result was fantastic!
Delish..
I made this for a holiday dinner and never got around to writing a review. Six weeks later, I can’t remember much about it, so just an average recipe. I remember being bummed because my avocado was bad and I had to leave it out. Hubby commented that he was not fond of the dressing and would have rather had something like a raspberry vinaigrette. From a presentation standpoint, it was perfect for the holiday season, but not sure I would make again.
This was just bursting with flavor! The original recipe was for one, which called for 1 tablespoon of red onion however I only used 1TBLS onion when I made it for three (called for 3TBLS)… you could still taste the onion but it was not overpowering like onions can be. Don’t omit them though because they really add to the flavor!
Love this salad but wish the calorie, carb. etc information was available.
Love this recipe..simple easy and very tasty. I substituted balsamic vinegar with regular vinegar, sugar and light olive oil with a splash of cranberry syrup..I also toasted almonds instead of using walnuts..I used golden delicious apples as well..very good I will make this recipe every time.
Amazing amazing!! I used feta cheese instead of carrots as one user suggested. Also had walnuts so used instead. It was absolutely delicious!!
I didn’t have avocado or pecans so I tossed in one orange and walnuts instead! It still turned out really delicious. Would make it again and again.
This salad was delish. I absolutely loved the crunchy texture the apples, pecans,and onions added to this salad. I will def make again, only next time eliminating the avocado….don’t think it matched to well.
Unbelievably delicious!!! I never would have thought of combining these ingredients in one salad, but it was the best salad we’d ever had. And so healthy too! We used “Our Favorite Balsamic Vinaigrette” from this site for dressing. We will make this again and again!
Great salad my wife and I enjoyed very much
Wonderful salad! I love the combination of flavors and vibrant colors! I didn’t have salted pecans on hand so I used toasted walnuts instead. I sliced a Granny Smith apple nice and thin and instead of an avacado I added some feta cheese. Definitely a nice balance of sweet and salty. I used “Honey Dijon Balsamic Vinaigrette” from this site. Very good!
This was a well rounded salad with a good mix of sweet and salty. In one version I switched the apples for grapes, which I preferred.
Very interesting texture! I only had romaine lettuce beause I was out of spinach, but since it calls for balsamic dressing, I immediately thought of pairing it with my favorite grilled romaine lettuce (by LilliansCooks @ GroupRecipes). I also marinated the onions with the romaine lettuce!
Yum! Simple and tasty as a side or light meal. I make my own balsamic maple dressing: 1/4 balsamic, 1/4 maple syrup, 1/2 good olive oil and a bit of pepper. We also recently discovered unsulphered dried cranberries – they are dark and chewy and loaded with flavour. A big plus if you can find them.