Spinach Salad with Apple and Blue Cheese Recipe
The best spinach salad recipe with fresh spinach, blue cheese, pistachios, and tart cranberries. Perfect as a main course or side dish.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
- Category: Main Course, Salads
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (6 oz) bag fresh spinach
- 1 medium Fuji apple, thinly sliced
- 1 medium Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries (or dried cherries)
- ⅓ cup whole, unsalted, raw pistachios, lightly chopped
- 4 oz blue cheese
Shallot Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 small shallot, finely diced
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup ((optional))
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette by combining the vinegar, Dijon, shallot, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Add pure maple syrup for a sweeter dressing.
- Slowly pour in the olive oil while continuing to whisk. There should be no pools of olive oil, place it aside.
- Add prewashed spinach to a large bowl. Add the shallot vinaigrette to the spinach. Toss to coat evenly. Add thinly sliced apples. Lightly toss again to get a bit of the dressing on the apples.
- For roasted pistachios: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread pistachios on a baking sheet. Roast for 6-8 minutes, or until golden brown and fragrant. Let cool before chopping.
- Divide the spinach with apples into 4 bowls or 1 large serving bowl. Top with pistachios, cranberries, and blue cheese. Enjoy right away.
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