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Winter Spinach Salad with Apples and Manchego Cheese

 – Winter Spinach Salad with Apples and Manchego Cheese –

This Winter Spinach Salad with Apples and Manchego Cheese is a real stunner. Loaded with so many textures & flavors, it´s sweet and savory, easy to make and done in under 20 minutes. To take this salad to the next level, I paired it with an easy homemade apple cider vinaigrette, which brought the entire salad together for an incredible explosion of flavors. This salad uses seasonal ingredients, yet you can enjoy it all year-round. Serve this winter spinach salad next to a veggie pizza for an easy and unforgetable meal. 

Winter Spinach Salad with Apples and Manchego Cheese

– A Good Olive Oil Makes all the Difference –

What really takes this winter spinach salad to the next level is the homemade apple cider vinaigrette. The olive oil I used for the vinaigrette was from Apollo Olive Oil, which are located in Yuba County, California. I used their Mistral Organic California Extra Virgin Olive Oil, truly one of the most amazing olive oils you will ever taste. Here is a coupon code to get $10 off your order ¨spainonafork¨ directly from their website. Watch the video below on How to Make this Winter Spinach Salad with Apples and Manchego Cheese or check out the recipe card below, which you can print. Salud!

My Favorite Equipment:
Swiss Diamond Chef´s Knife
Swiss Diamond Saute Pan
Wood Cutting Board

Watch the Video Below on How to Make this Winter Spinach Salad with Apples and Manchego Cheese

Winter Spinach Salad with Apples and Manchego Cheese

Course Salad
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

FOR THE APPLE CIDER VINAIGRETTE

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp agave syrup
  • 1 clove garlic
  • pinch sea salt
  • pinch black pepper

FOR THE SALAD

  • 2 cups bagged spinach
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 1 red apple
  • 4 ounces Manchego cheese
  • 3 pitted dates
  • 10 walnuts
  • pinch sea salt
  • pinch black pepper

Instructions

  1. To make the apple cider vinaigrette add 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil to a bowl, also add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, 1/2 tablespoon of dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon of agave syrup, lightly season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, whisk until well combined, cover with seran wrap and set aside

  2. Add 2 handfuls of bagged spinach to a large shallow bowl, thinly slice 1/2 of a red onion and add on top of the spinach, core 1 red apple and cut into 1/2 inch thick cubes, drizzle the apples with lemon juice to prevent browning, add the apples on top of the onions, cut 4 ounces of Manchego cheese into 1/8 inch cubes and add on top of the apples, finely chop 3 pitted dates and sprinkle over the salad, break apart about 10 walnuts over the salad, season everything with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, top off the salad with the apple cider vinaigrette, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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3 Comments

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  2. Carole Daniels

    4 stars
    Sounds delicious!

    17 . Feb . 2019
    • Spain on a Fork

      Thanks for the comment Carole 🙂 much love

      17 . Feb . 2019

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