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Video Recipe: Honey Walnut Spinach Salad

This hearty salad is loaded healthy ingredients and delightful flavors. It’s the perfect way to pack a lot of nutrients into an easy-to-enjoy meal that works just as well for lunch as it does for dinner!

Prep Time: 15 minutes.

Cook Time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 8.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter.
  • 1/2 large yellow onion.
  • 2 cups seedless red grapes.
  • 2 cups edamame (quick steam-in-the-bag variety works great).
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa or rice.
  • 3/4 cup walnuts.
  • 1/4 cup honey.
  • 1/4 cup water.
  • 1-1/2 cup fresh baby spinach.
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese.
  • Salt to taste.

Directions

  1. Prep – Thinly slice the onion and wash the produce.
  2.  Sauté – Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add onions and sauté on low for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft, golden brown and almost sweet tasting.
  3.  While onions are still cooking, pour prepared rice or quinoa into the pan and sauté. Let cool for 15 minutes. Season with salt.
  4.  Combine Ingredients – Combine grapes and edamame in a large mixing bowl. Add cooled quinoa and walnuts. Whisk water and honey; pour over mixture and stir well.
  5.  Serve – Add fresh baby spinach and crumbled blue cheese just before serving.
  6.  Enjoy!

The base of this salad combines an ancient grain (quinoa) with nutrient-dense spinach making it the perfect powerhouse. Try adding grapefruit, strawberries and a squeeze of fresh lime juice in place of the grapes for a citrusy zip or swap crumbled goat cheese for the blue cheese. If you’re not a quinoa fan, brown rice adds a nutty, tasty flavor. For added color and time savings, forego sauteing the yellow onion and add a fresh rings of red onion instead. The combinations are endless and deliver flavor for any palate that is both tasty and nutritious!

  • Serving Size: 1 cup.
  • Amount Per Serving
    • Calories: 220.
    • Total Fat: 16 g.
    • Saturated Fat: 5 g.
    • Trans Fat: 0 g.
    • Cholesterol: 20 mg.
    • Sodium: 230 mg.
    • Total Carbohydrates: 18 g.
    • Dietary Fiber: 4 g.
    • Total Sugars: 9 g.
    • Added Sugars: 0 g.
    • Protein: 10 g.

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