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One of the easiest ways you can give your salad a makeover is by adding dried fruit. I especially love dried cranberries because of their tart flavor and many health benefits!

Fun Facts About Cranberries:

  • Scientists have shown that flavonoids give fruits, like cranberries, and vegetables most of their antioxidant properties and that a flavonoid-rich diet may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • Drinking 8–16 oz. of 27% original, low- or no-calorie cranberry juice cocktail each day is recommended to maintain urinary tract health and prevent urinary tract infections.
  • Dried cranberries are a good source of fiber with 2.3 grams per 40 gram serving (10% of the Daily Value)!
  • One-quarter cup of dried cranberries is equal to ½ cup of fruit, according to MyPlate.

Yes, anybody can add dried cranberries to a salad, but the recipe for this dressing is amazing. Somehow boiling cranberries makes them even more delicious!

Cranberry Spinach Salad from Stirlist.com
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Special Thanks to the Cranberry Institute for sending me the dried cranberries, fun facts, and for sharing this amazing recipe! I was not compensated for this post. I just love cranberries because they make my heart happy. (In more ways than one!)

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Cranberry Spinach Salad

  • 10 minutes
  • 12 ingredients
  • 4 steps

Ingredients

  • Dressing Ingredients
  • 4 Tbsp. cranberry juice
  • 2 Tbsp. dried cranberries
  • 2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar or rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 6 Tbsp. canola oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Salad Ingredients
  • 3 1/3 cups fresh spinach leaves
  • 1 small head of frisée lettuce
  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Dressing: Place cranberry juice and dried cranberries in a small pot and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Stir in vinegar and Dijon mustard. Gradually whisk in canola oil so the mixture becomes a dressing. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  2. Salad: Rinse spinach and frisée; spin dry. Remove thick stems and cut larger leaves into bite-size pieces. Add avocado and onion slices.
  3. Gently toss salad ingredients with the dressing and serve.
  4. Tip: If preparing in advance, sprinkle avocado slices with lemon juice to prevent discoloration. Mix the salad ingredients with the dressing just before serving to keep the leaves fresh and crisp.

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