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Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola, Cranberries, Almonds and Honey Garlic Vinaigrette

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This salad has literally been consumed every day for the past 4 weeks.  Exaggeration?  I wish…but not really.

Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola, Cranberries, Almonds and Honey Garlic Vinaigrette from @HeathersDishI don’t even remember what prompted this, but one day I realized that I just don’t have enough gorgonzola cheese in my life.  Nate doesn’t like it so I don’t do a lot of dishes that utilize it, which means it’s basically reserved for going out to eat when I get my own plate of food.  Or when I just use it in something and don’t tell him.

 

Oh hey Nate.  That doesn’t happen…

(yes it does)

 

Anyway.  Salads are kind of a mainstay around here, a craving that has stuck around since I was pregnant, and this is my latest favorite.  Honestly, it may be my last as well!  The flavor is SO GOOD, and I can make a massive serving with a huge amount of spinach and feel like I’m eating my weight in food without actually doing so.

 

The dressing?  Garlicky sweet.  The gorgonzola adds a great pungent saltiness, the cranberries are sweet/tart, and the roasted almonds tie it all together.  There have been days where I’ve gone through an entire massive thing of spinach and didn’t even think twice about it.  Unless you count thinking about the next time I’d get to eat another salad.

Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola, Cranberries, Almonds and Honey Garlic Vinaigrette from @HeathersDish

SPINACH SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA, CRANBERRIES, ALMONDS AND HONEY GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Makes one massive serving

For the salad:

  • 3-4 cups fresh baby spinach, washed
  • 1 Tbsp dried cranberries
  • 1 Tbsp crumbled gorgonzola cheese
  • 1 Tbsp sliced toasted almonds
  • 2 Tbsp Honey Garlic Vinaigrette (recipe below)

Throw everything into a bowl and toss it together.  Fresh cherry tomatoes would probably be delightful in this as well!  Also, I really do measure out all of the tablespoons of ingredients every day…it’s easy to get heavy-handed with it all, but these have proven to be the perfect measurements for me!

 

For the Honey Garlic Vinaigrette:

  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced VERY finely or grated on a microplane
  • 1-2 Tbsp honey (I usually use about 1.5)
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 pinch each salt and pepper

Pour all ingredients into a pint-size Mason jar with a lid and shake vigorously to combine.  You can certainly whisk it all together in a bowl and store however you see fit.  I haven’t had it last in our house more than a week because I eat it all, but I would say you can probably store in the fridge for 2 weeks.

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  1. Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says

    January 17, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    Finally made this salad tonight. I ran out of gorgonzola so I used goat cheese. It was so delicious! Love that I have lots of leftover dressing.

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  2. Amanda says

    December 11, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    The dressing sounds great and I love your pictures!

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  3. Katie @ SkinnyMinnieMoves says

    December 11, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    Gonna have to try that dressing. I love apple cider vinegar!

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  4. Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says

    December 11, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    I WILL be making this this week!

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  5. kelley {mountain mama cooks} says

    December 11, 2012 at 7:06 am

    The dressing sounds amazing! I’m with your hubby, I don’t love gorgonzola much either but I’d happily top this with feta or some shredded parmesan! So festive looking too with the spinach and cranberries!

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    • Heather says

      December 11, 2012 at 9:23 am

      When I make this to share with Nate I always do crumbled feta on his and he loves it! Parm sounds amazing too…salty. YUM 🙂

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  6. Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says

    December 11, 2012 at 7:02 am

    I made an almost identical salad for Thanksgiving, but did a honey mustard dressing. This combination never gets old!

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    • Heather says

      December 11, 2012 at 9:23 am

      Ah honey mustard. Love that too!

      Reply
  7. Kim in MD says

    December 11, 2012 at 6:32 am

    Oooh…this salad looks AMAZING! I made something quite similar for Thanksgiving, but used feta cheese and candied pecans. I also added bacon…yum! It’s true that you can eat a huge bowl of spinach salad and feel good about it! Heather- your photos are always gorgeous but that second photo blew me away! 🙂

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    • Heather says

      December 11, 2012 at 9:22 am

      Your version sounds SO GOOD…bacon + candied pecans?! Yes please!

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