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Berry Spinach Salad

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Sweet berries, juicy oranges, piquant onions, leafy greens, and crunchy pecans come together in this delicious Berry Spinach Salad! Enjoy as is or drizzle a berry dressing over the top. Add a light vinaigrette, if desired! The options are endless, and this salad is as tasty to enjoy as it is pretty to look at! {Paleo and vegan}

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Today on the blog is Berry Spinach Salad. And, Spiriteds, it is so divine I could hardly handle the anticipation of sharing it with you. It is the perfect blend of sweet and piquant flavors, crunchy textures, and earthy undertones. This salad just oozes spring and summer vibes, and I AM HERE FOR IT. It’s an all caps recipe for sure. One bite and you’ll taste what I mean.

This Berry Spinach Salad tastes like happiness, hopes, and dreams. It’s sweet meets savory, healthy meets enjoyable. It also happens to be a “slight variation” of the salads Mom and I enjoyed decades ago. Salads, like smoothies, are how I get my mojo back if I’ve gotten rundown. They are my go-to choice for acting like an adult.

It’s also one of the prettiest salads I’ve ever assembled, too, and it works just as well for lunchtime as it does for fancier gatherings. Like, it’s not just fancy, it’s fanceigh. Yes, with an EIGH because that’s how we do fancy, I mean, fanceigh, around here.

So grab your cutting board and a large mixing bowl because we have a pretty fanceigh salad to assemble!

The savory flavors in Berry Spinach Salad include red onions, green onions, and cilantro! | spiritedandthensome.com
The sweets in Berry Spinach Salad include raspberries, blueberries, and mandarin oranges! | spiritedandthensome.com

Berry Spinach Salad ingredients

  • Fresh spinach, raspberries and blueberries
  • Mandarin oranges
  • Cilantro leaves
  • Red and green onion
  • Chopped pecans or sunflower seeds, optional (but highly suggested)

Adjust the amounts of each up or down, according to what your palate prefers.

Close-up image of blueberries, raspberries, pecans, onions, and mandarins oranges tossed with fresh spinach on white plates with silverware and a blue cloth napkin.

Tips to make your own Berry Spinach Salad

  • Assemble only as much as you plan to enjoy in the moment. Berry Spinach Salad is best savored right then and there.
  • Use fresh spinach. Since this leafy green is the base for the salad, it’s important to work with the freshest of the fresh. Otherwise, your salad will taste sad and forgotten. I said what I said.
  • To save time, prep the red and green onion ahead of time. This isn’t a terribly difficult salad to make, but slicing and dicing the onions probably takes the largest amount of time.
Down-angle image of blueberries, raspberries, pecans, onions, and mandarins oranges tossed with fresh spinach on white plates with silverware and a blue cloth napkin.

Berry Spinach Salad meal prep option

If you want to transform this into a make-ahead jar salad, then I’d peel the mandarins just before eating and store the salad dressing in a separate jar until you’re ready to drizzle. Additionally, you could store the dressing at the bottom of your designated salad jar. Basically it all depends on how many jars you want to whip out in the lunchroom or at your desk. K-Hubs would have 35 jars spread out at his desk, and think nothing of it, if it meant he walked away from lunch with a stellar salad. I, on the other hand, would get overwhelmed by all those jars, feeling the need to consolidate as I assembled my fruit ‘n veggie delight. Between the two of us, K-Hubs and I make one mostly rational, sort of well-rounded individual. 🙂

Overhead image of blueberries, raspberries, pecans, onions, and mandarins oranges tossed with fresh spinach on white plates with silverware and a blue cloth napkin.

Salads, salads, and more salads!

Get your salad fix with these tasty recipes!

  • Fresh Mixed Berry Salad
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  • Pomegranate Pear Salad
Blueberries, raspberries, pecans, onions, and mandarins oranges tossed with fresh spinach on white plates with silverware and a blue cloth napkin.

Happy Salading, Spiriteds! As always, I’m glad you’re here. ❤️

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Berry Spinach Salad

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Sweet berries, juicy oranges, piquant onions, leafy greens, and crunchy pecans come together in this delicious Berry Spinach Salad! Enjoy as is or drizzle a berry dressing over the top. Add a light vinaigrette, if desired! The options are endless, and this salad is as tasty to enjoy as it is pretty to look at! {Paleo and vegan} 

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 2–3 servings 1x
  • Category: Salads and Dressings
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 4 cups fresh spinach leaves, loosely packed
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries
  • 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
  • 3 mandarins, peeled
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
  • 2 tablespoons red onion, diced
  • 2 tablespoons green onion, sliced
  • Pecans or sunflower seeds for garnish, optional

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, toss spinach leaves with raspberries, blueberries, mandarins, cilantro, red onion, and green onion. Then transfer salad to serving plates or bowls and top with pecans or sunflower seeds, if desired.
  2. Finally, add dressings or vinaigrettes and serve immediately. 

Notes

  • This salad is best enjoyed right after assembly.

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