Simple Spinach Salad
This simple salad gets it's flavor from fresh herbs, crunch from vegetables and nuts and nutrition from every single ingredient. Paleo and Whole30 compliant, you can serve this as a healthy meal.
Servings: 4
Calories: 385kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- 5 radishes thinly sliced
- 1 ripe avocado sliced
- 2 Tablespoons pine nuts
- 1 cucumber thinly sliced
Lemon Dill Dressing
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 lemons juiced (approx. ⅓ cup)
- ¼ cup fresh dill chopped
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
Instructions
- Make Dressing: use a fork to whisk the lemon juice and olive oil together. Add in the dill, S+P and mix well.
- Thinly slice eggs, radishes, avocado and cucumber.
- Place spinach on the bottom of platter, artfully arrange veggies, sprinkle on the pine nuts and drizzle on some dressing, leaving the bulk of the dressing in a container so everyone can put it on themselves.
Notes
For a CHOPPED/DRESSED salad: Toss everything together in a bowl with ¼ cup dressing, allowing the avocado and eggs to get mushy and make it a creamy salad. Taste for seasoning, adding more S+P or dressing as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 187mg | Sodium: 387mg | Potassium: 714mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3441IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 3mg