A spur-of-the-moment creation when I wanted something with a great flavor punch and lots of color, plus quick to prepare---this one fills the bill, with baby spinach and colorful cranberries and mandarin oranges, plus the crunch of sweetened almonds and the pungent feta cheese---a new favorite at our house! You may substitute blue cheese for the feta and any kind of sweetened pecans or walnuts, if desired, for the almonds.
Ingredients
- baby spinach leaves: 8 cups
- medium red onion, sliced and separated into rings: 0.5 piece
- mandarin oranges: 1 can (11 ounce can, drained)
- ½ cups sweetened dried cranberries: 1 piece
- honey-roasted sliced almonds: 1 cup
- crumbled feta cheese: 1 cup
- balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing: 1 cup (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Place servings of spinach onto salad plates. Top with red onion, mandarin oranges, cranberries, sliced almonds and feta cheese in that order. Drizzle dressing over each salad.
