Description
A refreshing and healthy salad featuring crisp pears, nutritious spinach, and a tangy maple-lemon mustard dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 1 ripe pear, cored and sliced
- 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
- For the Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the spinach, sliced pear, toasted walnuts, and feta cheese.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and maple syrup.
- Season the dressing with salt and pepper to your preference.
- Pour the dressing over the salad.
- Toss gently to coat all ingredients evenly.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until fragrant.
- You can substitute pecans or almonds for walnuts.
- For a sweeter dressing, add a little more maple syrup.
- For a tangier dressing, add a little more lemon juice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: pear spinach salad, maple lemon dressing, healthy salad, vegetarian salad, quick salad