SPINACH SALAD WITH CANDIED CASHEWS
The cashews give the salad a nice sweet crunch. You can make your cashews ahead, and store them in an airtight container until needed to save some time at dinner.
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Spinach
Time 1h
Yield 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300F (you can prepare your cashews several days ahead).
- In a small saucepan, mix together cashews, sugar, and water over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Cook and stir for about 15 minutes, or until mixture crystallizes.
- Spread the cashews onto parchment paper on a baking sheet (season with salt now if needed).
- Bake 15 minutes, then stir mixture.
- Bake 15 minutes more, then cool cashews before storing in an airtight container (until needed).
- Place spinach into salad bowl.
- Top with hard cooked eggs, mushrooms, dried fruit, and candied cashews.
- Juice the lemon.
- Whisk together the lemon juice, salt, pepper, dijon mustard, and sugar, adjusting sugar to taste.
- Slowly add olive oil and whisk until dressing emulsifies.
- Serve dressing over salad as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219.4, Fat 14.2, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 84.8, Sodium 366.5, Carbohydrate 20.7, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 12.3, Protein 6.5
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