Spinach Orange Salad
Spinach is a powerful super food, as are onions and oranges.
Citrus flavonoids are found in the fruit's tissue, juice, pulp and skin and have been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth, strengthen capillaries, act as anti-inflammatories and they are antiallergenic and antimicrobial. Flavonoid intake is inversely associated with the incidence of heart attack and stroke as well as a host of other ailments.
Citrus flavonoids found in the fruit's tissue, juice, pulp and skin and have been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth…
SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods that Will Change Your Life, Steven Pratt M.D. and Kathy Matthews
Ingredients
Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup orange juice fresh
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
Salad
- 1 6-oz. package baby spinach
- 2 oranges peeled, quartered, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1/4 cup black olives pitted, cut in half
Adjust servings:
Units:
Instructions
Dressing
- Whisk fresh orange juice, apple cider vinegar, orange zest and red onion in little bowl to blend.
- Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of olive oil.
Salad
- In a large bowl, toss spinach with orange segments and half of black olives.
- Toss salad with enough dressing to coat lightly.
- Sprinkle remaining olives on top and serve.
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