Apple Mint Spinach Salad

Name: Apple Mint Spinach Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint flakes; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Dash pepper; 1 package (10 ounces) fresh spinach, torn; 2 medium apples, thinly sliced; 1 small cucumber, halved and thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons sunflower kernels, toasted

It's a toss-up which ingredient tickles the taste buds most in this attractive apple mint salad. The mix of refreshing ingredients blend perfectly. —Louise Barnum, Edwardsburg, Michigan

Ingredients

1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion
1 teaspoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1 package (10 ounces) fresh spinach, torn
2 medium apples, thinly sliced
1 small cucumber, halved and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons sunflower kernels, toasted

Directions

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, lemon juice, green onion, sugar, mint, salt and pepper; shake well. In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, apples and cucumber. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with sunflower kernels.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 169 calories, 14g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 153mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Apple Spinach Salad in Country Woman September/October 2001

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bahah

Nov 8, 2015

5 stars! Use olive oil.
dbushey

Mar 21, 2012

A M A Z I N G!!!!I made substitutions but not too much to change the tastes. Soooo good.Subs: Olive oil for vegetable oil, Stevia for sugar, Pear for apple, added Kale and Green leaf lettuce to the spinach. I can't wait to have it again. thanks for sharing.