This is a favorite of mine that I have made many times. I love that it is also a nutritional bargain with so many great vitamins and minerals with very few calories. I have added additional pears, dried cranberries and toasted almonds or glazed walnuts. I can see why using an apple and mixed greens would leave you feeling it lacked something!
Spinach and Pear Salad
Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Mindi Shapiro
Include this fresh spinach salad featuring ripe fall pears on your Thanksgiving menu this year. Flat-leaf or baby spinach works best in this salad, but you can also use red-leaf lettuce.
Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)
Recipe from
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 72
- Calories from fat: 41%
- Fat: 3.3g
- Saturated fat: 0.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Protein: 1.8g
- Carbohydrate: 11g
- Fiber: 2.3g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 1.4mg
- Sodium: 89mg
- Calcium: 56mg
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 Bosc or Anjou pear, cut lengthwise into 15 slices
- 8 cups torn spinach
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
Preparation
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
- Place the pear slices in a large bowl. Spoon 1 tablespoon dressing over pears; toss to coat. Add the remaining dressing, spinach, and onion; toss to coat.
Note:
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Spinach and Pear Salad Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead, No-Cook, Quick/Easy
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Sodium, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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