Description
A quick and vibrant salad featuring fresh spinach, juicy blueberries, creamy avocado, and tangy goat cheese, perfect for warm days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- 1 medium-large avocado (cut into chunks)
- 1/2 cup goat cheese (crumbled)
- 1/4 cup fresh mint (torn into small pieces)
- Salt + pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 a lemon, juice only
- 1 tsp garlic powder (or 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced)
- 1 tsp honey
- Salt + pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Dressing: In a small bowl or jar, combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, garlic powder (or minced fresh garlic), honey, salt, and pepper. Whisk or shake until well combined.
- Assemble the Salad: In a large serving plate or salad bowl, place the baby spinach as the base. Layer in the blueberries, chunks of avocado, raw walnuts, crumbled goat cheese, and torn mint leaves.
- Dress It Up: Drizzle the prepared dressing over the salad and gently toss everything together until evenly coated.
- Serve & Enjoy: Serve immediately for the best flavor and freshness.
Notes
Store salad ingredients and dressing separately to maintain freshness. Dressing can be made a day in advance.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salads
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 25g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 15mg