Spinach Salad with Apples and Orange Zest Recipe
Spinach Salad with Apples and Orange Zest
By Eliot, on May 11th, 2012
Last week, I came across a fabulous looking salad at Sydney’s Kitchen. It was beautiful—spinach, watermelon, orange-glazed chicken, feta, oranges, fresh berries. This was Sydney’s Warm Chicken Salad. Delicious sounding, isn’t it?
The dressing for this salad sounded wonderful, too. I didn’t have any chicken, fresh berries, feta, or watermelon, but I did have spinach and an apple that needed using. Thanks to Sydney’s wonderful dressing, we were able to throw together a decent lunch.
We love oranges!
Honey-Orange Vinaigrette
from Sydney’s Kitchen (adapted a tiny, tiny bit)
- 4 T. fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 T. orange zest (Reserve a bit of zest to top the salads.)
- 2 T. grainy mustard (I used Gulden’s spicy brown mustard.)
- 2 T. balsamic vinegar (I used a fig balsamic vinegar for some extra fruitiness.)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- dash of fresh ground pepper
Place all ingredients in a blender and pulse until emulsified.
This is a wonderful dressing and I can imagine it is a great marinade!
For salad:
2 “big handfuls” of spinach
1 Jonagold apple, cored and sliced
orange zest
Assemble salads and place a bit of orange zest on top. Drizzle with Sydney’s fantastic dressing.
Simple. Beautiful. Delicious.
Bon appetit!
Happy, happy weekend!