Pear Spinach Salad

Name: Pear Spinach Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice (one orange); 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste); Spinach; Sliced pear; Sliced orange (regular oranges, blood orange, or even a clementine would work well); Pecans; Cranberries; Feta cheese

by Natalie | The Kollee Kitchen

4 servings

10 min

I came up with this salad recipe shortly after the new year when I was craving salad, but not quite ready to give up all the sweets. The sweet pear, juicy orange, and tangy feta work really well to make this salad satisfying and so, so tasty you won't miss the junk food!

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The homemade vinagrette is so simple and really takes the salad to the next level. You can use a store-bought dressing if it is easier (but I reccommend the homemade one since it is super tasty and literally takes 2 minutes!). I would suggest a simple balsamic dressing or a lemon poppyseed dressing if you decide to go the store bought route.

Don't skip the toppings, they make this salad extra special. That being said, you can use whatever orange you want! Regular oranges or even a clementine would work well in place of a blood orange. I wouldn't reccommend using the canned mandarin oranges though because fresh oranges have a bit of a sour taste that is lost in the canned variety which pairs perfectly with this salad.

I am going to live off this salad along with sweet berry salad and lentil feta salad for the next little while!

Pear Spinach Salad

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Recipe details

Yield 4 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 10 min

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Ingredients

Dressing Ingredients

1/3 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice (one orange)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

For the Salad

Spinach
Sliced pear
Sliced orange (regular oranges, blood orange, or even a clementine would work well)
Pecans
Cranberries
Feta cheese

Instructions

Whisk together olive oil, orange juice, honey, thyme, and salt until completely combined; set aside
Using a large platter, add spinach, followed by sliced pears, oranges, pecans, cranberries, and feta cheese
Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat immediately before serving

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Barb Sullivan on Apr 11, 2022

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- Barb Sullivan on Apr 11, 2022
  
  Do you mean dried or fresh cranberries!
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- LK on Apr 12, 2022
  
  looks like dried in the picture & fresh would be too hard to chew
  
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- Natalie | The Kollee Kitchen on Apr 12, 2022
  
  yes, it is definitely dried cranberries - I like to buy the sweetened Craisins
  
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Teresa Wunder on Apr 11, 2022

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