Grapefruit Spinach Salad Recipe

I came home late again one night and didn’t feel like cooking something very elaborate. When I feel like this, I usually go for a quick salad.

Salads are always a good way to get creative and try all kinds of new ingredients you might have on hand. In this salad, I use a combination of fruits, nuts, and greens and the end result turned out to be very fresh tasting.

The combination of grapes with pears is just incredible. You'll be hooked on this salad after only one bite. It‘s always important, especially when preparing a simple salad, to choose fresh ingredients. If you can find local or organic produce, it'll be even better.

The grapefruit makes this salad quite different. It has somewhat of a bitter taste, but it works great in this Paleo salad. If you don't enjoy the taste of grapefruits, you can always go for blood oranges, which make for a nice and colorful variation.

Blood oranges have an amazing taste, and their color makes every meal stand out. If you can’t find any blood oranges, especially when it's off-season, you can always go for regular oranges.

I chose to use baby spinach simply because I enjoy the smaller leaves in a salad like this. Spinach, like many green leafy vegetables, is a good source of iron, calcium, and magnesium.

Spinach is a great vegetable to try and buy organic, mainly because conventionally produced spinach is much less nutritive and loaded with chemicals. For their part, grapefruits are an excellent source of vitamin C as well as many other antioxidants. It's also, like many fruits, a good source of potassium.

I've included some honey-roasted almonds in this recipe, but again, even though the amount of honey in the recipe is very minimal, just use the raw honey if you feel comfortable with your daily sugar intake.

You can always roast the almonds naturally without the honey, and it'll be just as good. Some people also do better when completely avoiding almonds and other nuts in their diet because even if they are a good source of minerals like manganese, copper, and magnesium, they also contain high levels of omega-6 polyunsaturated fat as well as phytic acid.

This salad can be served as a main dish for a small meal, keeping in mind that not all your dishes need to contain meat. It's also a great choice as a side to a larger meal. A delicious piece of salmon, like the salmon with cherry tomato salsa and asparagus, is a great choice to go along this salad.

Grapefruit spinach Salad Recipe

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• ½ cup baby spinach;
• 1 Bosc pear;
• 1 large grapefruit;
• ¼ cup dried cranberries;
• ½ cup slivered almonds;
• 1 tablespoon raw honey;

Simple olive oil vinaigrette

• 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar;
• 1 teaspoon Dijon or homemade mustard;
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste;

Preparation

1. Preheat your oven to 300 F.
2. In a bowl, combine the sliced almonds with the raw honey, if using.
3. Take a cooking sheet and put parchment paper to prevent the ingredients from sticking, and place the almonds mixture over it.
4. Place in the oven and cook for 15-20 min until they are nice and brown.
5. While the almonds are roasting, in a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette and whisk well.
6. Cut the pear into thin slices and the grapefruit into large pieces.
7. In a large bowl, combine the baby spinach, pear slices, dried cranberries, and grapefruit.
8. Add the vinaigrette and combine well.
9. Serve on a plate and sprinkle the honey-roasted almonds on top.

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Grapefruit spinach Salad Recipe

A tasty grapefruit and spinach Paleo salad. The addition of slivered almonds and dried cranberries as well as the simple vinaigrette make everything pop.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 413 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ½ cup baby spinach
• 1 Bosc pear
• 1 large grapefruit
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• 1 tablespoon raw honey

Simple olive oil vinaigrette

• 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon or homemade mustard
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 300 F.
• In a bowl, combine the sliced almonds with the raw honey, if using.
  1 tablespoon raw honey, ½ cup slivered almonds
• Take a cooking sheet and put parchment paper to prevent the ingredients from sticking, and place the almonds mixture over it.
• Place in the oven and cook for 15-20 min until they are nice and brown.
• While the almonds are roasting, in a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette and whisk well.
  2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon Dijon or homemade mustard, ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Cut the pear into thin slices and the grapefruit into large pieces.
• In a large bowl, combine the baby spinach, pear slices, dried cranberries, and grapefruit.
  ½ cup baby spinach, 1 Bosc pear, ¼ cup dried cranberries, 1 large grapefruit
• Add the vinaigrette and combine well.
• Serve on a plate and sprinkle the honey-roasted almonds on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 413kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 4gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 0.003gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 265mgFiber: 5gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 1099IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1mg

Keyword grapefruit, salad, spinach

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