The Healthy Kitchen: Spinach, Walnut & Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds add crunch and are lower in calories.

goat cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Feta provides a similar tangy flavor at a lower cost.

balsamic vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: red wine vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a fruity flavor with fewer calories.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Agave syrup is a lower-glycemic sweetener.

Add raspberries to a mini blender or food processor.

Add extra virgin olive oil to the blender.

Add orange juice and orange zest to the blender.

Add white wine vinegar, honey, and dijon mustard to the blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth.

If the dressing is too thick, add more extra virgin olive oil and blend again.

Prepare the salad with baby spinach, mandarin oranges, goat cheese, and toasted walnuts.

Drizzle the raspberry vinaigrette over the salad.

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