Fill your diet with more green vegetables than red meat and you might reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. Spinach, a superfood, is a star among green vegetables. It’s a great source of vitamins A, C, E and K, vitamin B6, calcium, folate, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, potassium and copper. This salad from the kitchen at Jerome Home, with honey champagne vinaigrette, hits the right nutritional notes.
Spinach Salad with Grapes, Gorgonzola Cheese and Almonds
with a Honey Champagne Vinaigrette
Vinaigrette Ingredients
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup Champagne vinegar
- 1 Tbs. granulated garlic
- 1 Tbs. fresh chopped parsley
- 1 Tbs. Dijon mustard
- 1 cup olive oil
Kosher salt & pepper (to taste)
Salad Ingredients
- 6 ounces baby spinach
- 1 cup red grapes, sliced in half
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
- 1/3 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Vinaigrette Directions
Mix all ingredients but oil, slowly whisk in oil until smooth. Refrigerate
Salad Directions
In a larger bowl, toss the dressing with the spinach and grapes. Top with the almonds and Gorgonzola cheese, season with salt and pepper to taste.