Spinach Salad

By: Manjula Jain

Serving : 4 people
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Spinach Salad

This is a delicious quick & easy and refreshing spinach and tomato salad. Adding walnuts and ginger dressing provides a creamy and tangy flavor.

Spinach Salad

Ingredients

  • About 4 cup chopped spinach
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 apple
  • 1/4 cup  feta cheese (optional)
  • 1/4 cup  walnuts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp ginger juice
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp black pepper
  • About 2 tbsp water adjust as needed

Instructions

  • Wash the spinach and pat dry and chop them coarsely. Keep aside.
  • Cut the tomatoes in halves and remove the seeds, cut them in about half inch pieces.
  • Next peel and cut the apples in small pieces.
  • In a salad bowl toss the spinach, tomatoes and apples together. Keep aside.

Notes

Dressing:
  1. Shred about 1 inch piece of ginger on fine side of shredder. Squeeze the shredded ginger between your fingers to make ginger juice.
  2. Next blend all the dressing ingredients together. Add the water as needed otherwise dressing will be too thick.
  3. Pour the dressing over salad, and sprinkle with feta cheese. Enjoy!
 
Suggested Variations:
  1. Tomatoes can be replaced with strawberries.
  2. Walnuts can be replaced with roasted peanuts

Spinach Salad

Spinach Salad

This is a delicious quick & easy and refreshing spinach and tomato salad. Adding walnuts and ginger dressing provides a creamy and tangy flavor.
No ratings yet
Course Salad
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • About 4 cup chopped spinach
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 apple
  • 1/4 cup  feta cheese (optional)
  • 1/4 cup  walnuts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp ginger juice
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp black pepper
  • About 2 tbsp water adjust as needed

Instructions
 

  • Wash the spinach and pat dry and chop them coarsely. Keep aside.
  • Cut the tomatoes in halves and remove the seeds, cut them in about half inch pieces.
  • Next peel and cut the apples in small pieces.
  • In a salad bowl toss the spinach, tomatoes and apples together. Keep aside.

Notes

Dressing:
  1. Shred about 1 inch piece of ginger on fine side of shredder. Squeeze the shredded ginger between your fingers to make ginger juice.
  2. Next blend all the dressing ingredients together. Add the water as needed otherwise dressing will be too thick.
  3. Pour the dressing over salad, and sprinkle with feta cheese. Enjoy!
 
Suggested Variations:
  1. Tomatoes can be replaced with strawberries.
  2. Walnuts can be replaced with roasted peanuts
Keyword Healthy Salad
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    Rashmi
    July 23, 2011 at 2:55 am

    Hi Manjula Ji,

    I checked the site Bed, bath and beyond, however, could not find those cutting sheets that you use. What you call them exactly. Pls reply, so that I can buy from there.

    Thanks and regards,

    Rashmi

    Rashmi
    July 20, 2011 at 10:55 am

    Hi Manjula Ji,

    From where do you buy the cutting sheets. Its a good replacement for cutting board. I would love to use these sheets instead. Please let me know, where from I can get them?

    Regds,

    Rashmi

      Manjula Jain
      July 20, 2011 at 2:38 pm

      Rashmi,
      I buy those from Bed, Bath and Beyond

    Priyanka
    July 18, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    Hello Manjula,
    Thanks for all of these lovely recipes. I have been following your website for 2 years now. I request you to publish some quick and small recipes that I have craving for these days as I am expecting a baby. Please help me out 🙂

    Life Experience Degree
    December 22, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    I am sure you have spent a lot of time to provide this hight quality article to us. I do not know how to thank you.:)

    Automated Bookmarking
    December 17, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Its a pity you dont have a donate button, i would donate some =):)

    Lana
    October 6, 2010 at 5:17 am

    Spinach and apples!! it’s great. Thanks.

    Cross Cutting Shredder
    September 30, 2010 at 9:14 am

    Reading this i finally took a break from my work. I run a hardware store, and i get kinda stress throughout the day =) your post just gave me a few minutes of relax =] I managed to find a rss feed on your site, so that i could subscribe for some more. Ill be sure to come here more often from now on =)

    shefali
    May 16, 2010 at 7:31 am

    i tried this …it’s very tasty. I don’t use store bought dressing being onion and garlic. Can you post some more salad and soup recipe with homemade dressing and without onion garlic too.

    shivangi
    May 2, 2010 at 10:22 am

    hi Aunty,
    Iam allergic to walnuts. What else can i subtitute instead of walnuts.
    Thanks,

      Manjula Jain
      May 2, 2010 at 9:07 pm

      Shivangi,
      use almonds.

    Olga
    April 14, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    This is one of my favourites! I’d never thought I would like something which contains both spinach and apples… and actually I loved it and I prepare it often. The walnut dressing is exquisite. Thanks a lot!

    Damion Ficken
    March 11, 2010 at 9:13 am

    Love your writing style Keep em coming I look forward to more!

    Desi Girl
    March 3, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    Aunty !!

    I loved the recipe and i am definitely gonna try this. Can i substitute Balsamic Vinegar with anything else?

    Thanks

    Lisa
    December 7, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    This was an absolutely delicious salad! I wasn’t too sure how the apple would blend with the salad, but it provided the right amount of sweetness and offset the tanginess of the dressing so nicely. Will definitely be making this again!

    Dorothy
    December 3, 2009 at 1:43 am

    I am going to have so much fun trying your recipes. I found your website awhile back, but am just now getting to use it again. I really love Panak Paneer (sp?). Is that the same thing as spinach dal?

      Angel
      June 10, 2010 at 8:05 am

      I am sure you figured out by now…but I just came across your question. Spinach daal is not the same as Palak paneer (creamed spinach dish with Indian cheese cubes). Enjoy!

    clueless
    December 1, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Hi Aunty, I made this salad and it was an instant hit. My husband doesn’t like lettuce, so I do not make salads that require lettuce, but this spinach salad, he relished. Thank you so much for taking so much effort and sharing your recipes with us. You look cool with the new hair-cut and glasses.

    nina
    November 22, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    hello aunty i really enjoy seeing your recipes they are very easy to understand i enjoy learning new dishes the espinach salad is very nice and different thanks for showing your nice recipes

      arpita
      November 30, 2009 at 9:47 am

      cooking has never been more interesting and easy ……..thanks to u aunty
      my husband discovered this wonderful platform (website) and now im addicted…
      once again really ur way of instruction and recipes are v easy to follow and the ingredients are seldom not available at home
      infact making nutricious food in record time is now made possible

    Smita
    November 18, 2009 at 9:05 am

    Manjulaji,

    Wow such a healthy salad….thank you so much for sharing this.

    Can you please tell me which grinder/Blender you are using as the one i have is really big and i need the smaller one and i like the one you are using.

      Manjula Jain
      November 18, 2009 at 10:43 am

      Hello Smita,
      I use Magic Bullet this is small and very handy.

    Vidya
    November 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    OMG!!! You look awesome! so whats going on? I have been watching… first came the glasses, then the new website look, then new hair do & now spinach salad…. I am impressed!!! hmmmmm….Are you expecting?

    Prerna
    November 12, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    Hi Aunty, I’m very regular at your website and love all your recipes. My husband loves everything I make out of your website. I was going to make spinach dal and ended up making the spinach salad instead which was so amazing :). Also, loved your new look 🙂

    Thank you for sharing!

    Meena
    November 12, 2009 at 11:59 am

    Wow Aunty, you are looking so modern and younger with your haircut and kurti! Thank you for another great recipe.

    Meena 🙂