Baby Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Spinach salad is a great way to increase your family’s fruit and vegetable consumption. We’ve found that a simple, slightly sweet dressing like our Raspberry Vinaigrette, tossed with mild Boston lettuce or a baby spinach salad, with fruit or your family’s favorite vegetables, can convince most everyone to take a bite.
Dovetailing Tip: Purchase 6 additional nectarines to substitute and use in the Fresh Peach Trifle for Meal 3. Slice the nectarines and sprinkle with 2 tsp. lemon juice to keep from turning brown.
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Ingredients:
| 1/3 cup | olive oil |
| 1/4 cup | raspberry vinegar or red-wine vinegar |
| 3 tablespoons | orange juice |
| 1/4 teaspoon | salt |
| freshly ground pepper to taste | |
| 6 cups | prewashed baby spinach |
| 1 | small red bell pepper, thinly sliced |
| 1 | ripe, but firm, nectarine, cut into 1-inch chunks |
| 3 tablespoons | raspberry vinaigrette |
Directions:
To prepare vinaigrette: Add oil, vinegar, orange juice, salt and pepper to a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well to combine.
To prepare salad: Combine spinach, bell pepper and nectarine in a large bowl; toss with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.
Source: eatingwell.com
