Raspberry and Spinach Salad
"This was served at our wedding and it was really delicious. I thought all spinach salads were pretty much the same until I tried this dressing."
photo by Gay Gilmore
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 6 cups spinach
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1⁄2 red onion, sliced very thinly
- 1 cup pecans, candied if you have them
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Raspberry Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup canola oil or 1 cup safflower oil
- 1⁄3 cup raspberry vinegar
directions
- Mix the oil into the poppyseeds, dijon and honey.
- Add vinegar.
- Shake well-- this dressing stays emulsified very well.
- You can toss with the rest of the salad ingredients or toss with just the spinach and then garnish the top with the other ingredients, or plate each serving and pour dressing over, whatever you choose.
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Reviews
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Delicious salad! Used strawberries instead of raspberries. Very attractive presentation for so little effort. We made it two days in a row, it's that good! -
Made this for someones birthday party yesterday and everyone raved! I used sugared pecans. Wonderful! -
I made this to serve tomorrow at a family party. So far, the dressing is wonderful. The poppy seeds make it extra special and it is so easy to make! -
This salad is excellent! I added pieces of goat cheese along with the other ingredients and it really topped off the recipe into a real winner. I would give it 100 stars if I could! I candied some cashews in sugar and used them instead of the pecans for a change. Excellent recipe Gay!
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This salad was great but for me the dressing needed to be sweeter, so I added much more honey than the recipe called for. I do tend to like things sweet though so most people would probably prefer to make it as posted. The clolours of the salad made it very visually appealing. Thanks for sharing this recipe, it must have been a lovely part of your wedding meal.
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Delicious salad! Used strawberries instead of raspberries. Very attractive presentation for so little effort. We made it two days in a row, it's that good!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Gay Gilmore
Seattle, WA
I'm really just learning how to cook, but I hope that my skills at eating will really guide me in this endeavor. ;-) I think that sharing recipes on the internet is better than any cookbook. Of course, I founded Recipezaar, so I might be a little biased.
