Apricot-Spinach Salad

Name: Apricot-Spinach Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 454 grams firm-ripe apricots, pitted and sliced; 340 grams baby spinach leaves, rinsed and crisped; 113 grams blue cheese, crumbled; 6 servings Fresh-ground pepper; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 237 milliliters walnut or pecan halves; 1 Tbsp olive oil or salad oil; 79 milliliters seasoned rice vinegar

Apricot-Spinach Salad is a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. This side dish has 233 calories, 8g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. Head to the store and pick up seasoned rice vinegar, baby spinach leaves, cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In an 8- to 10-inch frying pan over medium heat, shake the walnuts until they are lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

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Shake

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Pour from pan.

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In a wide salad bowl, mix vinegar, oil, and lemon peel.

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Cooking Oil

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Add apricots and spinach leaves, and mix to coat fruit and greens with dressing.

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Spinach

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Sprinkle salad with the nuts and cheese. Season to taste with pepper.

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Servings:

454grams

firm-ripe apricots, pitted and sliced 340grams

baby spinach leaves, rinsed and crisped 113grams

blue cheese, crumbled 6servings

Fresh-ground pepper 1teaspoon

grated lemon peel 237milliliters

walnut or pecan halves 1Tbsp

olive oil or salad oil 79milliliters

seasoned rice vinegar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 42 dollars per bottle.

Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett

The delicate Kabinett style from the estate's very best vineyard. Always impressive with its explosive fruit, layered complexity and fine mineral structure.