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    Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese

    Published: Feb 02, 2018 / 27 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
    4.88 from 66 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 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 30 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.

    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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    Comments

    1. Connie

      August 15, 2021 at 7:10 am

      Made this salad with a few minor changes. I used pecans instead of cashews and feta instead of goat cheese. It is a great salad and the dressing is fantastic. Took it to a family dinner THEY LOVED IT

      Reply
      • Julia

        August 15, 2021 at 7:50 pm

        Connie, I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Pecans and feta cheese sound delicious in this salad!

        Reply
    2. Stephanie

      January 19, 2021 at 8:09 pm

      This was fantastic

      Reply
    3. Maureen

      January 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
    4. Jessica

      November 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

        December 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
    5. Isabelle

      October 07, 2020 at 9:35 pm

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

      Reply
      • Karen

        October 30, 2020 at 4:56 pm

        I tried feta once and it wasn’t as flavorful

        Reply
        • Julia

          November 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
    6. Annette

      March 17, 2020 at 12:39 pm

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

      Reply
    7. Karal S.

      December 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

        February 20, 2020 at 4:37 pm

        Enjoy!

        Reply
    8. l.

      December 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

        February 20, 2020 at 6:19 pm

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

        Reply
    9. Anonymous

      December 07, 2019 at 11:10 pm

      GOOD salad to use cashews!

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 20, 2020 at 7:25 pm

        Yes, cashews taste amazing in salads!

        Reply
    10. Kathy Barnes

      September 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.

      Reply
      • Maggie

        December 17, 2019 at 11:05 pm

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

        Reply
        • Julia

          February 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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