Description

This Spring Green Salad features a vibrant mix of fresh spinach, crunchy vegetables, and a flavorful lemon basil vinaigrette. Perfect for a quick and healthy meal, this salad brings delightful taste and texture to your table.

Ingredients

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6 cups organic spinach
½ head red or green cabbage, shredded
1 cup microgreens (or alfalfa sprouts)
¾ cup frozen peas, thawed
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
2 persian cucumbers, sliced or roughly chopped
3 radishes, trimmed and chopped or sliced
¼ cup pickled red onions or very thinly sliced raw red onion
½ cup pitted castelvetrano green olives, halved
1 medium ripe avocado, sliced or chopped
4 ounces crumbled feta or goat cheese
¼ cup roasted and salted pistachios
¼ cup roasted sunflower seeds
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey or sugar
4 basil leaves, finely chopped
freshly ground salt and black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

To prepare the basil lemon vinaigrette, whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl until well combined. Alternatively, blend them in a high-speed blender. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
In a large bowl, add spinach and drizzle with half of the basil lemon vinaigrette. Toss gently to coat the spinach leaves.
Arrange the red cabbage, microgreens, peas, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, onions, olives, and avocado over the spinach.
Sprinkle crumbled feta or goat cheese, roasted pistachios, and sunflower seeds on top of the salad.
Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Serve the salad with the remaining basil lemon vinaigrette on the side for guests to add as they please.

Notes

This salad is versatile, so feel free to add other favorite vegetables or nuts.
For extra flavor, let the vinaigrette sit for 15 minutes before serving to allow the garlic and basil to infuse the dressing.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 320
Sugar: 4g
Sodium: 300mg
Fat: 24g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Carbohydrates: 25g
Fiber: 7g
Protein: 7g
Cholesterol: 10mg