Fruit and Feta Spinach Salad

🧂 Ingredients

• 6 cups fresh spinach

  de-stemmed (if desired), I used a 10-ounce container
• 2 medium Gala apples

  unpeeled, cored and sliced thinly (I used one extra-large envy apple)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

  or as needed
• 1/2 cup red seedless grapes

  halved
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 3 green onions

  diced
• 1/2 cup walnuts

  chopped and toasted
• 1/2 cup Feta cheese

  crumbled
• 4 tbsp. avocado oil
• 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1 large clove garlic

  finely diced
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
• honey or sugar

  if desired, use about 2 tablespoonfuls

Instructions

• 1 Place walnuts on a small cookie sheet or pan and toast in a toaster oven or
  regular oven at 350º for 5 minutes.
• 2 Remove from oven; cool.
• 3 In a small bowl, pour lemon juice.
• 4 Slice apples and swish in lemon juice about two or three times each side.
• 5 Drain apple slices on paper towels; set aside.
• 6 In a large salad bowl, combine or layer spinach, apples, red grapes,
  cranberries, onions, walnuts and Feta cheese.
• 7 Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 8 In a small bowl, combine avocado oil, cider vinegar, garlic salt and pepper.
  Toss salad to coat.
• 9 Whisk until well combined.
• 10 Set aside and add to salad just before serving.
• 11 Serve immediately.
• 12 Refrigerate leftovers. 

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