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    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese

    By Julia | Updated: Oct 22, 2021 | Published: Feb 02, 2018 | 36 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.

    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese and Lemon-Honey Poppy Seed Dressing in a white bowl, with the fork in the bowl

     

    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 in a white bowl

    This photo shows all ingredients that go into this salad (except for the salad dressing): spinach, cashews, goat cheese, and cranberries. Easy!
    Spinach in the salad bowl with layers of ingredients on top: crumbled goat cheese, cashews, and dried cranberries

    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.

    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese and Lemon-Honey Poppy Seed Dressing in a white bowl

    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!

    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese and Lemon-Honey Poppy Seed Dressing in a white bowl, with the fork in the bowl

    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews, Goat Cheese
    4.59 from 146 votes

    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese

    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese and Lemon-Honey Poppy Seed Dressing.  Delicious, healthy salad with easy ingredients.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4 people
    Calories per serving 321 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    Salad ingredients:

    • 4 oz baby spinach
    • ½ cup cashews roasted
    • ¼ cup dried cranberries
    • 2 oz goat cheese

    Salad dressing:

    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
    • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

    Instructions 

    • In a salad bowl, combine baby spinach, cashews, and cranberries.  Do not add goat cheese yet. 
    • In a separate small bowl, combine salad dressing ingredients: olive oil, honey, lemon juice, and poppy seeds.  Whisk until well-combined. 
    • 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

    Nutrition Information
    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    321
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    24
    g
    37
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    5
    g
    31
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    6
    mg
    2
    %
    Sodium
     
    78
    mg
    3
    %
    Potassium
     
    280
    mg
    8
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    21
    g
    7
    %
    Fiber
     
    2
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    15
    g
    17
    %
    Protein
     
    6
    g
    12
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    2805
    IU
    56
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    10.9
    mg
    13
    %
    Calcium
     
    86
    mg
    9
    %
    Iron
     
    2.4
    mg
    13
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    1. Sylvia reid

      September 20, 2023 at 4:22 am

      Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Pennmom

      February 11, 2023 at 2:42 pm

      Definitely needs "sprucing up" as one comment suggested. I added 1/2 tsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, and a 1/8 tsp. pepper. So much more taste and the olive oil was not as strong.

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 13, 2023 at 6:13 pm

        Thank you for this helpful feedback!

        Reply
    3. Judy

      September 14, 2022 at 9:46 am

      Can I substitute sesame seeds for the poppy seeds? Or what else could I use?

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 02, 2022 at 8:10 pm

        Judy, you can use sesame seeds here if you like - they would be delicious!

        Reply
    4. Can I substitute sesame seeds for poppy seeds?judy

      September 14, 2022 at 9:44 am

      Can I substitute sesame seeds for poppy seeds?

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 02, 2022 at 8:11 pm

        Yes, you can. I would toast the sesame seeds in the preheated oven at 350 F for about 10 minutes on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet until golden brown. They taste so much better when toasted!

        Reply
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