Needing a quick and simple side dish for dinner a couple nights ago, I opened the refrigerator and saw an inviting bag of baby spinach. Knowing we had feta in the cheese drawer and craisins in the cupboard, it was only a quick glance to the door of refrigerator to see we still had a bottle of Balsamic dressing and I knew what our side dish would be. The only thing left to do was top it off with some sugared almonds.
Spinach Salad with Craisins and Feta
1 package or desired amount of fresh baby spinach leaves
Feta Cheese, crumbled
1/2 c Craisins (**or consider other flavored of dried berries! I've used pomegranates and fresh strawberries in the past)
Balsamic dressing of your choice (original, creamy, raspberry, pomegranate, etc.)
Pecans or toasted, sugared almonds, chopped
*other dried fruits - consider blueberry, pomegranate (or use original cranberry)
Start with a bowl or serving plate of desired amount of spinach leaves. Sprinkle on feta and dried fruit and nuts according to how it looks and how much you desire. See my photo above for the amounts that I like to add. Just before serving drizzle with the dressing.
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| Start with with fresh spinach |
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| Stir the almonds continuously while cooking until the sugar melts and caramelizes |
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| Place the almonds on buttered foil and break apart and let cool |
