Best Mediterranean Spinach Salad Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN ORZO SPINACH SALAD

Mediterranean Orzo Spinach Salad image

A bright, flavorful array of Mediterranean ingredients!

Provided by JULIEP

Categories Salad 100+ Pasta Salad Recipes Tomato Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 pound ground lamb
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon ground coriander
salt and pepper to taste
4 cups fresh spinach leaves, chopped
3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 lemon, zested and juiced
¼ cup chopped fresh mint leaves
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
5 green onions, chopped
1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Steps:

Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add orzo pasta, cook for 5 minutes, or until al dente. Drain.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the lamb and garlic in the skillet. Season lamb with coriander, salt, and pepper. Cook until evenly browned. Remove from heat, and drain.
In a large bowl, mix the spinach, tomatoes, lemon juice and zest, mint, parsley, green onions, and remaining olive oil. Toss with the orzo, lamb, and feta cheese to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 461.1 calories, Carbohydrate 34.5 g, Cholesterol 88 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 25.6 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 535.1 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

SPINACH SALAD WITH GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLES

Spinach Salad with Grilled Mediterranean Vegetables image

Provided by Danny Boome

Categories side-dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 small orange bell pepper, seeded and quartered
2 large Portobello mushroom caps, stemmed, sliced
1 small summer squash, cut on bias
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed and quartered
1/4 cup olive oil, plus more to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup feta cheese, diced
1/4 cup kalamata olives, pitted
3 cups baby spinach
1 cup packed basil leaves

Steps:

Place all vegetables in a large mixing bowl. Add 1/4 cup oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss well making sure each vegetable gets covered with oil. Place a grill pan over medium heat. Once heated, place your vegetables on grill and cook accordingly: grill mushrooms about 5 minutes per side; peppers and squash about 3 minutes per side.
Once all the vegetables are grilled place them in a large serving bowl to slightly cool. Dice and add feta cheese, pitted olives, spinach and basil leaves. Gently toss to mix well and drizzle more oil, to taste, if necessary and serve.

MEDITERRANEAN SPINACH SALAD

Mediterranean Spinach Salad image

I made this up with dinner once, and my mom loved it, she wants me to make it all the time now. It's good by its self, or with dinner.

Provided by Amber6

Categories Spinach

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 package feta cheese
1 bag spinach
2 tablespoons kalamata olive juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Steps:

Put spinach and 2 tablespoons Kalamata Olive Juice together in a zipplock bag, and shake.
Pour remaining juice out of bag, and put spinach in a salad bowl.
Mix Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar together, and toss into spinach.
Cut Feta finely, and put in with salad.
Mix together well, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.3, Fat 15.5, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 50.5, Sodium 634.9, Carbohydrate 3, Sugar 2.9, Protein 8.1

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