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Super Seven Spinach Salad

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"This recipe has only seven ingredients, so it's easy to memorize and share. It's my most requested salad! I love to just have this and some rustic Italian bread for a light lunch!" — Holly214

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1 (6 ounce) package baby spinach leaves
1/3 cup cubed Cheddar cheese
1 Fuji apple - peeled, cored and diced
1/3 cup finely chopped red onion

1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1/3 cup blanched slivered almonds
3 tablespoons poppy seed salad dressing

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Directions

In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, Cheddar cheese, apple, red onion, cranberries and slivered almonds. Toss with poppy seed dressing just before serving.

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PREP 15 mins
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This is a fantastic recipe! The combinations are endless. For fruit we use fresh local and in season (we've tried peaches, blueberries, nectarines, kiwi, and apricots) and for nuts we use what catches our fancy(pecans, walnuts, almonds, or hazelnuts), and for cheese we've used blue, havarti, cheddar, swiss, jack, colby - all were great - we've never been disappointed. Rarely does my husband request a salad for dinner - but since I discovered this recipe last year he requests it on a regular basis now. Tonite were having it with apple, walnut, blue cheese, dried cranberries, and thinned blue cheese dressing.

—LADYREDLOCKS

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Jun 03, 2008

I made this up because I had most of the ingredients on hand and had only remebered the dinner a few hours before. I had never heard of a Fuji apple either. There were raves at the dinner party. All the flavours and colours were terrific.

—JELLYBEANS

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Aug 07, 2009

This was very good. I left the skin on the apple...used a corer to core and divide it into wedges and then just chopped them. I made the Tangy Poppy Seed Dressing on this site and it was perfect with this salad. Hubster loved it too.

—TTRICIAANN

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Sep 20, 2010

I was on my own for dinner last night, so I decided to have leftover mac & cheese and this salad. It was quite good. I used shredded cheddar, an unpeeled gala apple and I toasted my almonds (spread on cookie sheet, bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until fragrant). Toasting nuts of any kind really enhances their flavor. I didn’t toss this, I just layered the ingredients on a salad plate and drizzled with dressing, which was Poppy Seed Salad Dressing by Gay Nell Nicholas, also on this site. All in all a nice flavor combination.

—bellepepper

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Apr 02, 2008

This was really good. It was a good combination of flavors! Thank you!

—STAR912

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Jan 21, 2012

Once again a HIT with the tantalizing combination of flavors: the apple complements the red onion complements the cranberries complements the almonds...Well, you get the picture. And the poppy seed dressing and spinach base pull it all together. I even omitted the cheddar and it was still killer.

—swimgal

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Jul 13, 2011

This was so easy to make and was absolutely fantastic! I sometimes forget what a great payoff I get when I put a little time into a salad. This is one of those salads - definitely one of the best I've made. I left out the onion, but otherwise made it according to the recipe. I will be making this again often!

—CHEFJULIE1

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Jun 09, 2009

We loved this. I don't know what kind of apple I used, but left the apple skin on for color, and I subbed raisins for the dried cranberries. I made the poppy seed dressing for this. Wonderful combination of colors and testures!

—sueb

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Nutrition

Calories
138 kcal
7%

Carbohydrates
12.5 g
4%

Cholesterol
9 mg
3%

Fat
8.3 g
13%

Fiber
2.1 g
9%

Protein
3.8 g
8%

Sodium
112 mg
4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Super Seven Spinach Salad

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 138
Calories from Fat: 75

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8.3g 13 %
Saturated Fat 1.9g 10 %
Cholesterol 9mg 3 %
Sodium 112mg 4 %
** Potassium 240mg 7 %
Total Carbohydrates 12.5g 4 %
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 9 %
Protein 3.8g 8 %
Sugars 8.6g
Vitamin A 54 %
** Vitamin C 16 %
Calcium 11 %
Iron 11 %
** Thiamin 3 %
** Niacin 8 %
** Vitamin B6 5 %
** Magnesium 16 %
** Folate 33 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.