Autumn Spinach Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

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5

9 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    55 mins

  • Servings

    7

  • Course

    Salad

  • Cuisine

    American

Autumn Spinach Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

The best autumn salad! Packed with bright and sweet flavors and festive colors. This salad and dressing are one of my absolute favorites!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 9 oz. baby spinach
  • 3 small mandarin orange peeled and segmented
  • 2 small red gala apples cored and diced
  • 2 bartlett pears cored and diced
  • 1 cup pecans toasted and roughly chopped
  • 3/4 cup feta cheese crumbled

Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup canola oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 1/4 cup orange juice fresh
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice fresh
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

For the dressing:

  1. Add all of the dressing ingredients to a jar, cover with lid and shake to emulsify. 
  2. Chill for 30 minutes if possible. Shake again just before pouring over salad.

For the salad:

  1. Layer spinach, apples, mandarin oranges, pears, pecans and feta into a large salad bowl. 
  2. Drizzle with dressing and toss to evenly coat. Serve immediately.
  3. Recipe source: Cooking Classy, dressing recipe from my other salad recipe that I love.
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