Best Spinach Salad With Candied Cashews Recipes
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
STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD WITH CANDIED WALNUTS
This classic salad goes with just about anything you're serving. The juicy berries add a pop of color to the greens, and the sweet, crunchy nuts are good enough to eat all on their own! -Susan Howell, Royal Oak, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 20m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a small heavy saucepan, combine the first 5 ingredients; stir gently to moisten all the sugar. Cook over medium-low heat, gently swirling pan occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Cover; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook 1 minute. Uncover pan; continue to boil and gently swirl pan until syrup turns a deep amber color, about 2-3 minutes. Immediately remove from heat and carefully stir in walnuts until evenly coated. Spread onto foil to cool completely. Break into pieces., In a large bowl, combine spinach, strawberries and cucumber. In a small bowl, whisk the first 6 vinaigrette ingredients. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and walnuts. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 262 calories, Fat 19g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 132mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
SPINACH CASHEW SALAD
When choosing salads as a low-fat diet choice be careful of ingredients used and the amount of dressing drizzled over the salad. Both can add up fat grams and calories quickly.
Provided by Winnipeg Mel
Categories Free Of...
Yield 8-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Chop bacon and fry until crisp.
- Drain on paper towel to remove as much excess fat as possible. Wash spinach and lettuce then tear leaves into bite size pieces.
- Place in Salad bowl.
- Add cashew pieces, grated cheese, and crumbled bacon.
- Toss when ready to serve. Serve with poppy seed dressing.
- NOTE: Fat grams may be reduced to 1 gram per serving if bacon and cashews are eliminated.
- Each add approximately 3 grams of fat per serving.
- Poppy Seed Dressing: Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
- Alternate method: finely grate onion, add remaining ingredients and beat with mixer until well blended.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.3, Fat 37.1, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 24.8, Sodium 356.4, Carbohydrate 13.2, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 9.1, Protein 7.2
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