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Spinach and Orange Salad with Pine Nuts is a simple salad that is refreshing and easy.
Baby spinach topped by Mandarin oranges and toasted pine nuts.
Spinach and Orange Salad—Tasty
Hi. It’s Lois in the kitchen at Recipe Idea Shop. I am a big fan of fruit and toasted nuts on salads. Pairing mandarin oranges with baby spinach and toasted pine nuts in this Spinach and Orange Salad is a hit at our house. It’s refreshing and makes it feel like spring is here.
This salad is quick to make and goes well with chicken, pork or my Caribbean Rice Salad.
We like to top it with Brianna’s Poppyseed Dressing, and think you will love it, too. Brianna’s brand salad dressings, especially the Poppy Seed Dressing, are absolutely decadent. It is especially good on Spinach Salad. And if you haven’t tried pine nuts, you are really missing out. They are kind of buttery tasting. Toasting them makes them even better. Don’t let the pine nuts sit around long, though. They tend to get rancid easily.
What You Need
For this salad, you really don’t need any tools, except maybe a salad spinner to clean your spinach. Get yourself some pretty dinnerware and a delicious salad dressing.
Spinach and Orange Salad Recipe
Spinach and Orange Salad
Crunchy and sweet salad with excellent nutrients!
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 3 mins
Total Time 13 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Ingredients
- ½ 6.5- ounce can Mandarin orange slices drained
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves trimmed and washed
- 2 teaspoons toasted pine nuts
- 4 tablespoons salad dressing
Instructions
Place the spinach on an individual salad plate.
Arrange 4 or 5 orange slices on the spinach.
Add a teaspoon of toasted pine nuts (or any nut you like).
Top with your favorite salad dressing.
Toasting Nuts
To toast the pine nuts, either broil them in a toaster oven (watch carefully; they burn easily) or heat them in a dry skillet over high heat, stirring frequently, for a few minutes until browned.
Recipe Nutrition Information
This recipe is GF, DF, SF, EF, CF, V, VG*
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Spinach and Orange Salad with Pine Nuts and Poppy Seed Dressing Nutrition Label. Each serving is about 1 cup spinach, 4 orange slices, a teaspoon of pine nuts, and 2 tablespoons Brianna’s dressing.
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Spinach & Orange Salad with Pinenuts
Spinach Orange Pine Nuts Salad. Top with a little poppyseed dressing.
