No-Measure Spinach Salad
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

For this easy side salad, make the dressing ahead of time. Add apple slices to juice mixture and use to top baby spinach leaves.


No-Measure Spinach Salad

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Servings: 8 servings
Total Time: 30 mins
Related Categories: Apples, Beets, Christmas Salads, Cranberry, Lemons, Spinach Salad, Spinach Salad, Thanksgiving Salads
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  8-oz. bottle
    honey-mustard salad dressing
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  • 1/2  of a 16-oz. can
    jellied cranberry sauce
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  • 1 
    lemon or lime
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  • 2  Tbsp.
    water
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  • 2 
    apples, cored and very thinly sliced crosswise
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  • 1  6-oz. pkg.
    baby spinach leaves or 4 bunches watercress (thick stems discarded), rinsed and dried
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  • 2  small
    small beets or candy cane (chioggia) beets (about 12 oz.) trimmed, peeled, and thinly sliced
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Directions
1.
For dressing, in a blender container or food processor bowl combine salad dressing and jellied cranberry sauce; cover and blend until smooth. Pour into a small serving bowl; set aside. (Dressing may be made ahead and stored in refrigerator until serving time.)
2.
Squeeze juice from lemon or lime into a medium bowl; add 2 tablespoons water. Add apple slices to juice mixture; turn slices to coat well. Set aside.
3.
In a large serving bowl arrange spinach or watercress and sliced beets. Drain the apples; add to bowl. Serve with dressing. Cover and refrigerate any remaining dressing up to 1 week; stir before using. Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 190, Total Fat 9 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat 0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 28 g, Total Sugar 21 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 19%, Calcium 5%, Iron 5%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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