Spinach Salad with Avocado and Toasted Almonds Recipe
Creamy, crunchy, spicy and sweet, this salad covers all the flavor bases and provides a wonderful base for the linked Ginger Sesame Salmon recipe. It's beautiful too.
Ingredients
- 10 ounces fresh spinach (1 bag)
- 1 cup cucumber, seeded and diced
- 1 cup avocado diced
- 1/2 cup orange segments
- 1/4 cup sliced radishes
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1/3 cup marinade reserved from Grilled Ginger Sesame Salmon (linked below)
Directions
- Combine spinach, cucumber, avocado, orange segments, and radishes for the salad in a bowl. Toss ingredients well. Pour reserved 1/3 cup marinade from Ginger Sesame Salmon over salad ingredients as a vinaigrette. Garnish salad with almonds.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 159g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 115 | |
| Calories from Fat 70 | 61% |
| Total Fat 7.99g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat 1.02g | 4% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 102mg | 4% |
| Potassium 606mg | 17% |
| Total Carbs 10.12g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.1g | 17% |
| Sugars 2.84g | 2% |
| Protein 3.73g | 6% |
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Reviews
November 3, 2011
Very good - I did enjoy the texture and flavor combinations of this salad. I also tried green leaf lettuce in place of the spinach and it works well too. I have also rated the Ginger Sesame Salmon recipe linked to this.I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
Comments
October 30, 2011John,
We are big salad eaters and love experimenting with all kids of greens and flavors. This ingredients in this spinach salad sound delicious.
October 25, 2011Well, I couldn't find this link yesterday so as soon as I asked for help finding it, there it was. I guess my eyes must have been tired yesterday. So John, disregard my question, I found it.1 reply
