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Blueberry Walnut Salad

Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

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When picnic season comes around, this refreshing treat is a must! Blueberry Walnut Salad will be a favorite all summer long. Baby spinach joins forces with crumbled feta cheese, juicy blueberries, and candied walnuts, all brought together by a lemon poppy seed dressing that is out of this world! Blueberry Walnut Salad will bring something special to your red-and-white tablecloth-clad table and everyone will enjoy it! Ahh, don't you just love the taste of summer?!

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Ingredients

  • For the lemon poppy seed dressing:
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon sweet yellow onion or shallot, minced
  • 2 tablespoons honey or sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/3 cup avocado oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • For the salad:
  • 4 ounces fresh baby spinach, washed and dried
  • 1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
  • 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/4 cup candied walnuts, store-bought or homemade
  • Optional garnishes:
  • feta cheese, to taste, crumbled
  • fresh blueberries, to taste
  • candied walnuts, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -In a blender, add the lemon juice, the onions, the honey, the Dijon mustard, the salt, and the black pepper and blend until it is smooth.

Step 2 -Slowly add the avocado oil to the dressing mixture, while blending, and blend until it is fully incorporated.

Step 3 -Add the poppy seeds to the dressing mixture and pulse the blender a few times use the seeds are mixed into the dressing.

Step 4 -Let the dressing chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Step 5 -In a large bowl, add the spinach, 1/3 cup of the feta cheese, 3/4 cup of the blueberries, and 1/4 cup of the candied walnuts and toss to combine.

Step 6 -Add about 1/3 of the dressing to the salad and toss until it is evenly coated.

Step 7 -Serve the salad, topped with the remaining dressing, the remaining feta cheese, the remaining blueberries, and the remaining candied walnuts.

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