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Weekday Supper Collage 6.9 to 6.13.14

Turkey Spinach Salad with Herb Vinaigrette

A recipe for Turkey Spinach Salad with Herb Vinaigrette. It is filled with dried fruit, walnuts, blue cheese, and toasted bread soaked in dressing.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Author Renee

Ingredients

For the salad:

  • 2 cups hearty bread cut or torn into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 2 cups shredded turkey or chicken
  • 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles or goat cheese
  • 1/4 cup toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts

For the dressing:

  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  • Pinch of salt or sea salt
  • Pinch of fresh ground pepper
  • 1/2 clove garlic chopped
  • 1/2 small shallot chopped
  • A few sprigs of fresh parsley
  • 4 fresh basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 6 to 8 fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1/2 to 2/3 cup olive oil

Instructions

For the salad:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place bread pieces on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Spread bread out evenly on baking sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, stirring twice, until lightly toasted.
  3. While the bread is toasting, toss together spinach, turkey, apricots, cranberries, and onion in a large salad bowl.
  4. Prepare the dressing. Toss 2/3 cup dressing with the warm bread pieces. Reserve any remaining dressing for another purpose.
  5. Add bread and dressing to the salad mixture. Toss to combine.
  6. Top with blue cheese and walnuts. Serve immediately.

For the dressing:

  1. Put the mustard, honey, vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, shallot, parsley, basil, thyme, and rosemary in a blender. Blend on high speed until ingredients are combined. Turn blender to low speed and slowly pour in 1/2 cup of the olive oil.
  2. Taste and adjust oil/vinegar balance to your preference by adding more oil in small increments.

Recipe Notes

A recipe for Turkey Spinach Salad with Herb Vinaigrette. It is filled with dried fruit, walnuts, blue cheese, and toasted bread soaked in dressing.