Description
This One Pot Christmas Salad is a quick and easy festive salad featuring fresh spinach, sweet dried cranberries, crunchy pecans, and a homemade honey poppy seed dressing. Perfect for holiday gatherings, it combines simple ingredients in one bowl, ready in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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Dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp dried mustard powder (or Dijon mustard)
- 2 tsp poppy seeds (adjust according to your preference)
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
Salad
- 1 bag spinach (16 oz.)
- 3/4 cup pecans (roughly chopped)
- 3/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing: In a large salad bowl, combine olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, finely chopped onion, dried mustard powder, poppy seeds, salt, and pepper.
- Whisk ingredients: Whisk the dressing mixture for at least 1 minute until all ingredients are thoroughly combined and fragrant.
- Add spinach: Add the entire bag of spinach to the bowl and toss everything together until the spinach is evenly coated with the dressing.
- Add toppings: Sprinkle the roughly chopped pecans and dried cranberries over the dressed spinach.
- Serve: Serve immediately to enjoy the freshest flavors and crisp textures of the salad.
Notes
- This salad is best served fresh and immediately after tossing to maintain the spinach's crispness.
- Adjust poppy seed quantity based on your preference for a milder or stronger flavor.
- Substitute pecans with walnuts or almonds for a different nutty flavor.
- For a vegan version, replace honey with maple syrup or agave nectar.
- Batch prepare the dressing in advance to save time on the day of serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 118 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
