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Mediterranean Spinach Salad with Feta Cheese and White Beans
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Mediterranean Spinach Salad with Feta Cheese and White Beans

Hearty spinach and feta salad with Mediterranean flavors that will please everyone.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 2 mains or 4 sides
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Greek

Ingredients

For the Salad:
  • 1 1/2 cups White beans or ¾ cup dry beans, boiled
  • 1 bay leaf if boiling your own beans, 1 whole onion
  • 1 onion if boiling your own beans, 1 whole onion
  • 8 cups spinach 7 ½ ounces or 200 grams, washed, baby spinach variety
  • ¼ cup mint chopped, fresh
  • 6-7 sundried tomatoes rinsed and roughly chopped
  • 2-3 ounces feta cheese crumbled
For the dressing:
  • 4 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 ½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • salt as needed
  • black pepper as needed

Instructions

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  1. If using dry beans: soak beans overnight and the next day rinse the beans and boil in plenty of water with a whole onion and a bay leaf for about 30 minutes until soft but not mushy. After boiling rinse in cold water and set aside.
  2. Prepare the dressing: In a small bowl mix with a fork the balsamic vinegar, honey, mustard and olive oil. Add pepper and salt to taste.
  3. In a large bowl toss the spinach, mint and sundried tomato, add the beans and mix and sprinkle on top the feta. Add the dressing right before serving.
  4. Serve with whole grain bread, breadsticks or rusks.