Spinach Power Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

This beautiful and fresh Spinach Salad is a powerhouse of good taste and will leave you feeling like a million bucks!  Fresh and easy ingredients tossed together in a quick Honey Lime Vinaigrette.

The power of spinach!  It is considered a ‘super food’ and and a great way to get your healthy greens in, especially for those of us who are not lovers of kale.  (Kale will always be a garnish on a deli tray to me).

I picked up this fresh spinach at my local Sam’s Club.  Spinach is the ‘Super Food of the Month’ in the Sam’s Club on-line magazine,  Healthy Living Made Simple.  It made me feel okay about the lack of kale in my life!

What we love about this Spinach Power Salad

with Honey Lime Vinaigrette!

Its fresh, its fast and it tastes really really good!  Oh and look, leftovers for lunch!  Yay!

I like to make a big old batch of this on Mondays….makes up for saturday and sunday indulgences.   You can add chicken, fish or chilled shrimp for a whole meal and eat this for days.  By the time Friday rolls around, you are back in your skinny jeans!

The dressing is so easy and you can sub lemon for lime in a pinch.  It keeps your avocado green and makes enough for that most important lunchbox all week!

I know if my fridge is full of healthy choices, I am less likely to eat a pizza….unless it has spinach on it, then that would be okay right?

To a happy and healthy week!

Clink!

Kathi

Another great salad that also works great for your lunchbox!  ”Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad!

And Fresh Corn and Avocado Salad that uses the same Honey Lime Vinaigrette!  A two-fer!

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Spinach Power Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

A fresh and fast delicious salad that comes together in a flash.  Perfect for dinner one night and lunch for the next two!

Course: Dinner, lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8 cups

: 349 kcal

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Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh spinach
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 tomato diced
• 1 avocado sliced
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup feta cheese

Honey Lime Vinaigrette

• 3/4 cup extra light olive oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots can sub red onion for shallot
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Combine salad ingredients in large container or salad bowl.

2. Toss only the amount of salad you will be eating right away. Save the rest for your lunchbox and serve the dressing in a separate container.

3.  Combine vinaigrette ingredients in jar or container with tight fitting lid and shake.  Store in fridge.

4. Toss only the salad you are eating.  Spinach wilts fairly quickly. 

Recipe Notes

Some great substitutes:

Strawberries for blueberries

Goat cheese for feta

Pecans for walnuts

Nutrition Facts

Spinach Power Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Amount Per Serving

Calories 349 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 31g 48%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 8mg 3%

Sodium 299mg 12%

Potassium 551mg 16%

Total Carbohydrates 17g 6%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 10g

Protein 5g 10%

Vitamin A 110.6%

Vitamin C 30.7%

Calcium 11.8%

Iron 12.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.