A winter salad – spinach, apple, gorgonzola and candied walnuts
Enjoy A winter salad – spinach, apple, gorgonzola and candied walnuts that’s packed with flavor. Perfect for meal prep – try it today!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Salad
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 oz (200g) spinach
- 1 red delicious apple (thinly sliced)
- 4.5 oz (130g) gorgonzola (at room temperature)
- 1/2 pomegranate (arils removed)
- 5.2 oz (150g) turkey strips (2 slices per person)
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp apple vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup (80g) walnut halves
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp chili flakes (red pepper flakes)
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1 oz (30g) butter
Instructions
- Prepare the candied walnuts: In a pan over low heat, combine walnut halves, sugar, chili flakes, paprika, and butter. Stir until the sugar melts and coats the walnuts evenly. Transfer to baking paper to cool.
- Cook turkey strips: Grill the turkey under high heat until crispy on both sides. Set aside on kitchen paper.
- Make the dressing: Whisk together olive oil and apple vinegar with salt and pepper. Mash half of the Gorgonzola into the dressing for creaminess.
- Toss spinach: Add fresh spinach to the bowl with dressing and toss until well-coated.
- Assemble: Divide dressed spinach into bowls and top with sliced apples, remaining Gorgonzola, pomegranate arils, turkey pieces, and candied walnuts.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 25mg