Quick & Easy
Apple Cranberry Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese
The tangy-sweet dressing in this spinach salad beautifully amplifies the apples and cranberries—and the creamy goat cheese transforms it into the perfect salad.
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 4 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
- 4 teaspoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot (from 1 small shallot)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 (10 ounce) package fresh baby spinach
- 2 large pink lady apples, thinly sliced
- ½ cup sweetened dried cranberries
- ½ cup chopped toasted pecans, divided
- 2 ½ ounces semi-soft goat cheese, crumbled (about 1/3 cup)
Directions:
- Whisk together vinegar, mustard, syrup, shallot, salt and pepper in a small bowl; slowly whisk in olive oil until completely blended.
- Toss together spinach, apples, dried cranberries, half of the pecans and dressing in a large bowl. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with goat cheese and remaining pecans. Serve immediately.