My Favorite Apple Spinach Salad

• Produce

  • 2 Apples, large
  • 10 oz Baby spinach
  • 2/3 cup Cranberries, dried
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1/2 Red onion, small

• Condiments

  • 1 batch Apple cider vinaigrette
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 generous pinch Salt and black pepper

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/4 cup Champagne vinegar
  • 1/3 cup Olive oil, Extra Virgin

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Walnut, halves

• Dairy

  • 5 oz Goat cheese

• Other

  • (optional 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, to sweeten

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Description

Ingredients

• 10 ounces baby spinach
• 2 large apples, cored and thinly-sliced (I used 1 gala apple, 1 granny smith apple, but any will do)
• half a small red onion, peeled and thinly-sliced
• 1 cup walnut halves, toasted (or pecans)
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries
• 5 ounces goat cheese, crumbled (or feta cheese, or blue cheese)
• 1 batch apple cider vinaigrette (see below)
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup champagne vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
• a generous pinch of salt and black pepper
• (optional) 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, to sweeten