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Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese

Published: Feb 02, 2018 | 17 Comments

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Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese and Lemon-Honey Poppy Seed Dressing. Delicious, healthy salad with easy ingredients.

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I love spinach salad and make it all the time using different kinds of ingredients. These days I really like cashews so this salad features cashews, goat cheese, and dried cranberries. The dressing is easy to make at home and super delicious: I mixed olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, honey, poppy seeds and stirred it altogether until smooth.  So easy and very tasty!

Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese

This photo shows all ingredients that go into this salad (except for the salad dressing): spinach, cashews, goat cheese, and cranberries. Easy!
Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese

This is a perfect salad for winter months when we all need extra vitamins and nutrition.  It has lots of good fats: olive oil and cashews.

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After you make this spinach salad and mix it with the salad dressing, add the goat cheese last, on top of the salad. You can mix it in right in the salad, too, but it gets creamy really fast which you might actually like or you might not. So, keep this in mind. Enjoy!

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5 from 8 votes
Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews, Goat Cheese
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Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese and Lemon-Honey Poppy Seed Dressing.  Delicious, healthy salad with easy ingredients.

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 321 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
Salad ingredients:
  • 4 oz baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup cashews roasted
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 oz goat cheese
Salad dressing:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
  1. In a salad bowl, combine baby spinach, cashews, and cranberries.  Do not add goat cheese yet. 

  2. In a separate small bowl, combine salad dressing ingredients: olive oil, honey, lemon juice, and poppy seeds.  Whisk until well-combined. 

  3. Pour the salad dressing over the salad, and mix.   Do not add all of the salad dressing at once - add just enough to coat the salad to your taste.   Top with crumbled goat cheese.

Nutrition Facts
Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 321 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 6mg2%
Sodium 78mg3%
Potassium 280mg8%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 2805IU56%
Vitamin C 10.9mg13%
Calcium 86mg9%
Iron 2.4mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Cashew, Cheese, Cranberries, Fruit, Gluten Free, Goat cheese, Healthy, Honey, Nuts, Recipe, Salads, Spinach Published: Feb 02, 2018 17 Comments

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  1. Stephanie

    Jan 19, 2021 at 8:09 pm

    This was fantastic

    Reply
  2. Maureen

    Jan 04, 2021 at 6:40 pm

    What a great salad Julia!! Christmas or not, my husband and I had it the other night! We added sirloin strip steak slices to it and it was out of this world – so good!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Jessica

    Nov 30, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    Delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
    Flavor combinations came together wonderfully
    and I loved the dressing.

    Reply
    • Julia

      Dec 04, 2020 at 12:59 am

      Jessica, I am so glad you liked this recipe! Thank you for stopping by and sharing such positive feedback – I really appreciate it!

      Reply
  4. Isabelle

    Oct 07, 2020 at 9:35 pm

    Looks amazing! Could I use feta instead of goat cheese !

    Reply
    • Karen

      Oct 30, 2020 at 4:56 pm

      I tried feta once and it wasn’t as flavorful

      Reply
      • Julia

        Nov 14, 2020 at 8:43 pm

        I would use goat cheese – it’s mild in flavor, while Feta might be too salty for this salad.

        Reply
  5. Annette

    Mar 17, 2020 at 12:39 pm

    Superb salad!!! My family loved it too!!! Will sever it at my next friends gathering:-)

    Reply
  6. Karal S.

    Dec 28, 2019 at 11:00 am

    This salad sounds wonderful!! I haven’t made it yet but I plan to very soon. Thank You

    Reply
    • Julia

      Feb 20, 2020 at 4:37 pm

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. l.

    Dec 19, 2019 at 10:16 am

    This looks wonderful and I thank you for it. For me….I think I will add about (+ or -) 1 cup chopped chicken. I Certainly don’t have to have it to enjoy this beautiful salad. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.

    Reply
    • Julia

      Feb 20, 2020 at 6:19 pm

      Thank you! Chicken is a great addition to this salad!

      Reply
  8. Anonymous

    Dec 07, 2019 at 11:10 pm

    GOOD salad to use cashews!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Feb 20, 2020 at 7:25 pm

      Yes, cashews taste amazing in salads!

      Reply
  9. Kathy Barnes

    Sep 09, 2019 at 10:47 pm

    The appearance of the cheese looks more like Feta cheese then Creamy soft goat cheese. The dressing is way too sweet.

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    • Maggie

      Dec 17, 2019 at 11:05 pm

      Sounds sweet. If use Paul Newman’s olive oil & vinegar.

      Reply
      • Julia

        Feb 20, 2020 at 6:33 pm

        If the dressing is too sweet, reduce the amount of honey to 1 tablespoon or use your favorite dressing.

        Reply

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