A salad is a compilation of foods usually served at the beginning of a meal, sometimes at the end and every so often it is the meal!
My wife would eat salad every day, if someone was to make it for her; she hates to make salads because she is just so busy that she does not have the time to do it up right.
This week’s theme is Simple Salads, the truth be told most salads are a lot of work. All of the washing, peeling, slicing and chopping is time consuming but totally worth it….However if you really have little time to prepare a salad look to some convenient products that when put together create a quick, nutritious and Simple Salad!
I have taken some of the Compliments Baby Spinach, Compliments Mandarin Oranges, hard boiled eggs (see my Easter blog to learn how to boil the perfect egg), pecans a little honey and some Compliments Extra Virgin Olive Oil to build a salad I would be proud to serve my wife.
Spinach, Mandarin and Egg Salad
Prept time: Makes 4
Prep time: 20 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
4 cups (1L) Compliments Organic Baby Spinach [1]
4 hard boiled eggs peeled and cut into quarters
1 can Compliments Mandarin Oranges [2] (separate the juice and reserve)
½ cup (125 ml) pecans
2 tbsp. (30ml) Compliments Extra Virgin Olive Oil [3]
1 tbsp. (15ml) honey
- Divide spinach onto four plates or large bowl and equally divide the egg, mandarin oranges and pecans and place on top of spinach.
- In a small bowl whisk together the mandarin orange juice, honey and olive oil. Evenly pour over the four salads and enjoy!
Nutritional Analysis per Serving:
Energy: 230 kcal
Protein: 6 g
Fat: 15 g
Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
Cholesterol: 110 mg
Carbohydrates: 19 g
Fibre: 2 g
Sodium: 70 mg
Potassium: 30 mg
I have utilized the mandarin orange juice to make a light vinaigrette, and the oranges help the body to absorb the available iron in the spinach plus it tastes great and refreshing. I hope that you enjoy it.
Regards,
Chef Ian