Harvest Spinach Salad with Apples, Walnuts, and Avocado
A fresh, flavorful spinach salad loaded with crisp apples, creamy avocado, crunchy walnuts, and tossed in a sweet, tangy vinaigrette.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 584kcal
Equipment
- Large Salad Serving Bowl
- Salad Servers
Ingredients
- 4 cups Spinach
- 3 cups Arugula
- 1 large Apple Honeycrisp, Gala or Granny Smith, diced
- 1 large Avocado diced
- ¾ cup Goat Cheese crumbled
- ⅓ cup Dried Cranberries
- ½ cup Walnuts
- ¼ large Red Onion finely sliced
- ¼ cup Cherry Tomatoes chopped
- ¼ cup Pumpkin Seeds
- 1 Honey Dijon Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
Instructions
- Prepare the vinaigrette and cook any protein you'd like to add to the spinach salad.
- In a large serving bowl, combine the spinach and arugula, then top with apples, avocado, goat cheese, dried cranberries, walnuts, red onions, cherry tomatoes, and pumpkin seeds. Toss with dressing just before serving or serve it on the side.
Notes
- Spinach & Arugula: Almost any type of lettuce can be used for this salad. Recommended swaps are kale, butter lettuce or watercress.
- Nuts: Any type of nut can be used in this salad, popular substitutions are pecans, roasted cashews or roasted almonds.
- Goat Cheese: Can be swapped for feta, shredded cheddar or Boursin.
- Vinaigrette Salad Dressing: The best dressing for this salad is arguably this honey vinaigrette, although any type or kind of dressing can be used.
- Add Protein: Add grilled chicken, shredded roast chicken, grilled shrimp skewers, garlic butter shrimp, salmon bites, chickpeas or crispy tofu to make this harvest salad a filling and full meal.
- This harvest spinach salad is a copycat recipe of Brewster's Long Beach Salad.
- Ensure the salad greens are dry after washing. Excess moisture waters down the dressing and can make the leaves soggy.
- Texture and freshness are key to creating a restaurant-quality salad. Take time to dice, chop and prep the toppings for the ultimate textural experience.
- Store salad with dressing on the side for 3-4 days in an airtight container in the fridge. This spinach salad is also perfect for a weekly meal prep! If you're adding protein, adjust the storage time as necessary, depending on the protein added.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 696mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 3763IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 3mg
