Any way you toss it, oranges help brighten up this tasty spinach and veggie salad. Enjoy a healthy salad this week with a quick and easy spinach salad. Top it off with your favorite vinaigrette dressing and delicious salad toppings.
| Level: Easy |
Prep: 5 minutes |
Yield: 5 servings |
| Total: 10 minutes |
Inactive: |
Serving Size: 1 ¼ cup |
Ingredients
- 5 cups spinach leaves, packed, washed and dried well
- ½ red onion, sliced thin
- ½ red pepper, sliced
- 1 cucumber, whole, sliced
- 2 oranges, peeled and chopped into bite-size pieces
- ⅓ cup vinaigrette “lite” dressing, 15 calories or less per tablespoon
Directions
- Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Add dressing and toss again.
- Serve immediately.
Cook's Note
Try any flavor "lite" vinaigrette dressing (e.g., poppy seed, raspberry). In place of the 2 oranges, add an 11 oz. can of drained mandarin oranges packed in 100% fruit juice.
Nutrition Facts
5 servings per recipe
Serving size: 1 ¼ cup
Calories 82 per serving
| Contents |
% Daily Value |
| Total Fat 4g |
|
| Saturated Fat 1g |
|
| Cholesterol 0mg |
|
| Sodium 179mg |
|
| Total Carbohydrate 12g |
|
| Dietary Fiber 3g |
|
| Total Sugars 8g |
|
| Incl. Added Sugars 2g |
|
| Protein 2g |
|
| Vitamin D 0mcg |
|
| Calcium 62mg |
|
| Iron 1mg |
|
| Potassium 371mg |
|
| The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
Mazzullo, N.
2024,
Sunshine Salad,
Extension | University of Nevada, Reno, Recipes
