Mazzullo, N. 2024, Sunshine Salad, Extension | University of Nevada, Reno, Recipes

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.

Learn more about the author(s)

Natalie Mazzullo

Hans Weding

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Sunshine Salad

Level: Easy	Prep: 5 minutes	Yield: 5 servings
Total: 10 minutes	Inactive:	Serving Size: 1 ¼ cup