This Apple Walnut Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing is a delicious winter salad recipe that’s packed with healthy greens, fruit, nuts, sweet onions, sharp blue cheese and buttery goat cheese, all topped with a sweet balsamic salad dressing!
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Well friends, I sure hope you and your family have been able to avoid the awful flu that’s been going around lately! Unfortunately it’s completely sidelined us for the last week or so, which is why it’s been a little quiet here on thebusybaker.ca for the last few days! Thankfully we’re over the worst of it now and I’m able to bring you this absolutely DELICIOUS recipe today that you are going to LOVE – Apple Walnut Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette is one of my favourite lunches lately and I can’t wait to share it with you! 
I don’t know about you, but my love for salads definitely doesn’t die with the end of summer. I mean, who says salads are just for summer anyway, right?? I love putting a seasonal spin on my favourite salads, allowing me to enjoy local ingredients in season and still get all my greens in! This Apple Walnut Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette is actually a wintery version of my favourite Berry Walnut Spinach Salad that I make at least weekly in the summer. I’ve swapped the berries for delicious apples, added 2 of my favourite cheeses – blue cheese and goat cheese, because I couldn’t decide on one! – and settled on a deliciously easy Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing to top it all off!
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Of course, if you’re not a fan of blue cheese or goat cheese, feel free to skip the cheese altogether or choose the one you like the most. I’m partial to both and the sharp blue cheese paired with the buttery goat cheese on this Apple Walnut Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette, but the beauty of salads is you can make them however you please! Just don’t forget those healthy greens!!
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I hope you love this Apple Walnut Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite way to get your greens in? A smoothie? A salad? I’d love to know!!
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Recipe Video
Watch the video below to see exactly how I make this great recipe. You can find more delicious recipe videos on my YouTube channel
Apple Walnut Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 golden delicious apple thinly sliced
- 1 honeycrisp apple thinly sliced
- 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup walnuts roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup goat cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbled
For the dressing:
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
Instructions
- Add the spinach, apple slices, onion slices, and walnuts to a large bowl.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the salad, toss well, and top with the goat cheese and blue cheese.
Mahy Elamin says
This is a good idea and amazing recipe too. Something very unique and colorful. Need to try it out.
Chrissie says
You’ll love it!
Anna says
This salad looks crazy delicious! I need to try it soon!
Chrissie says
Thanks! We agree 🙂
Lora says
Hope you’re all better soon. It got our house too a few weeks ago and it seemed to never end. What a fabulous salad!!!
Chrissie says
We feel the same way! Thanks so much!!
Catalina says
This is the perfect winter salad! So perfect as a light side dish!
Chrissie says
Thanks! We agree! 🙂
Allison says
I’m always looking for new salad ideas. I love everything in this. Yum!
Chrissie says
Thanks! Hope you enjoy!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
Love this healthy option! Gonna try this for sure!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks!
Hellen says
Loved it. Simple and fast recipe. I wash fresh spinach with a homemade vinegar solution ( https://lazyplant.com/misc/wash-vegetables/ ). Any veggie or fruit actually… You have to use fresh baby spinach. Quality ingredients make all the difference.
The Busy Baker says
Yes, quality always makes the difference!🙂Thanks Hellen!!
Karen says
Healthy and delicious!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks Karen!🙂
Catherine says
Delicious! I didn’t have spinach so I used beet leaves from my garden.
The Busy Baker says
Thanks for your feedback Catherine!!
Sandy says
Great salad! We substitute feta and pecans.
The Busy Baker says
I’m happy you enjoyed it! Those sound like great substitutions! Thank you for taking your time to leave your feedback!
Stephanie says
My fave go to salad. Always impresses guests. Love the dressing!