"Christmas Salad" Recipe

Spinach, Raspberries,
Gorgonzola and Walnuts

Favorite Restaurant Salad Recipe

I call this a Christmas Salad because of the colors and simplicity of preparing a really wonderful treat on a special day, especially when you may be short on time.

I think tender baby spinach is one of the best salad greens of all. Buy it prewashed and ready-to-use to save a lot of your time (it's worth it).

The Raspberry Vinaigrette Recipe (below) married with Gorgonzola cheese combine perfectly, enhancing one another and the spinach and walnuts, creating a simple - but delicious - salad.

I also think this particular salad, although great with many entrees, is a perfect match with a steak, especially filet mignon or a Roast Tenderloin of Beef.

Restaurant Christmas Salad

Favorite Restaurant Salad Recipe

Preparation time: 5 minutes. Serves 10 - 12

Ingredients:

2 nine ounce packages of cleaned, ready-to-use baby spinach
1-2 cups of fresh raspberries or strawberries and blueberries (optional) (to taste)
1 cup of chopped walnuts (or pecans or almonds)
Gorgonzola cheese, crumbles (to taste - or a stronger Bleu cheese if you'd like) or Feta
Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing (your favorite from the supermarket or use the recipe below)

Instructions:

In a large bowl, combine the baby spinach, Gorgonzola cheese and chopped nuts
Add the dressing to your taste and toss to coat all the spinach (use your hands with latex gloves on)
Plate the salads, adding the cheese and nuts that remain in the bottom of the bowl
Top each salad with some raspberries