Spinach Salad

Spinach Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette is the perfect side salad. It’s quick to make and loaded with fresh ingredients like spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweet glazed walnuts.

Want more side salads? Try my Steakhouse Chopped Salad or Garden Salad with Homemade Ranch.

Why We Love This Recipe

• The Perfect Starter – This salad goes with just about any dinner! Kids will love the sweet glazed walnuts and adults will love that this simple salad is loaded with veggies.
• Ready in 10 Minutes – I love buying big tubs of fresh washed baby spinach because it saves me so much time! Just chop up the cucumbers and red onions, shake up the dressing, and toss everything together.
• Homemade Vinaigrette – This 5-ingredient sweet and tangy dressing is so easy to make! Just put everything in a jar and shake it up.

RECIPE WALK-THROUGH

How To Make Spinach Salad

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• Use prewashed baby spinach or wash it thoroughly and dry with a salad spinner. I actually have the one that’s linked here, and I love it! It’s got a great design that keeps you from having to pump your arms up and down. It’s really easy to use.
• Once your spinach is clean and dry, toss it in a large bowl with sliced cucumbers, grape tomatoes, and onions.

How To Make Red Wine Vinaigrette

• Combine vinegar, olive oil, honey, dijon, and garlic in a jar with a lid or in a salad dressing shaker.
• Shake until the dressing is emulsified (the oil breaks down and mixes with the vinegar and other ingredients, then pour onto your spinach salad and toss.

Serving Suggestions

This simple spinach salad is a delicious and healthy starter to any meal. I love to serve it with dinners like Million Dollar Spaghetti, Baked BBQ Chicken Breast, or Italian Sausage & Tortellini Skillet.

More Salad Recipes

• Classic Cobb Salad
• Grilled Steak Salad
• Bacon Avocado Chicken Salad
• Olive Garden Salad Copycat

Recipe

Spinach Salad

5 from 2 votes

Kristin Maxwell

Spinach Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette is the best weekday salad! It's easy and fast, made with fresh spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers and crunchy walnuts.

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings 6 people

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Ingredients

  

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Dressing:

• 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 1/2 cup Olive Oil
• 1 clove Garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1-2 teaspoons Honey to taste

Salad:

• 1/2 medium Red onion sliced
• 1/2 pint Cherry or grape tomatoes sliced in half
• 1/2 English cucumber sliced
• 4 cups Spinach leaves left whole or roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup Glazed or raw walnuts roughly chopped
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Feta cheese

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Instructions

 

• Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Or, combine together in a sealable jar and shake.
• Assemble the salad: Arrange spinach leaves in a large bowl and toss with some of the dressing and the red onions. Top with walnuts and feta cheese if desired. Offer additional dressing on the side.
• Optional fruit add-ins: apples, pears, strawberries, watermelon, blueberries.

Keyword spinach salad

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 69mgPotassium: 255mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2230IUVitamin C: 12.5mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.

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