Blackberry Apple Salad
A fresh spinach salad with blackberries, apples, sugar snap peas, topped with goat cheese and almonds and fresh blackberry vinaigrette
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Ellen
- 3 cups spinach (washed)
- 2 cups romaine (washed and torn into bite size)
- 1 cup blackberries (washed)
- 1 medium apple (cored and diced)
- 1/2 cup sugar snap peas (ends removed and cut to 1/2 size)
- 2 oz goat cheese
- 1/4 cup sweet and savory almonds (chopped)
Blackberry Vinaigrette
- 1 cup fresh blackberries (rinsed)
- 2 TBS rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup Mediterranean Oil (a blend of canola, olive, and grapeseed oil)
- 1 1/2 tsp mustard powder
- 1 tsp pearl onion (minced)
- 2 TBS honey
- 1 tsp salt (to taste)
- 1/2 tsp pepper (to taste)
In a large salad bowl add your spinach and romaine lettuce
Layer on top sugar snap peas, apples, and blackberries
Sprinkle goat cheese all over the top
Top with chopped sweet and savory almonds
Serve with blackberry vinaigrette
Blackberry vinaigrette
Add all ingredients in a blender
Blend until combined, about 30 seconds at a time - scraping down the sides as needed
Add more salt and pepper if needed, add more honey if you want it sweeter
Serve either at room temperature or chilled
Drizzle over a fresh salad
Refrigerator any leftover