Beautiful Salad

A spur-of-the-moment creation when I wanted something with a great flavor punch and lots of color, plus quick to prepare---this one fills the bill, with baby spinach and colorful cranberries and mandarin oranges, plus the crunch of sweetened almonds and the pungent feta cheese---a new favorite at our house! You may substitute blue cheese for the feta and any kind of sweetened pecans or walnuts, if desired, for the almonds.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 459 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 ½ cups sweetened dried cranberries
• 8 cups baby spinach leaves
• ½ medium red onion, sliced and separated into rings
• 1 cup honey-roasted sliced almonds
• 1 cup balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place servings of spinach onto salad plates. Top with red onion, mandarin oranges, cranberries, sliced almonds and feta cheese in that order. Drizzle dressing over each salad.