Baby Spinach & Cherry Salad with Honeyed Macadamias and Brie

This salad was created for Christmas lunch at my sister’s house and was a huge success. 

Serves 4

Baby Spinach & Cherry Salad with Honeyed Macadamias and Brie
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Ingredients

    For the salad…
  • 150 grams mixed leaves, washed and dried well in a salad spinner
  • 1 cup cherries, washed, pitted and cut in half
  • 1/2 small Brie, cut into squares
  • For the honeyed macadamias …
  • 1/2 cup macadamias, slightly crushed
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • For the cherry vinaigrette…
  • 1 cup cherries, pitted
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

  1. Place the macadamias, honey, butter and sea salt in a hot oven and bake until golden brown, allow to cool.
  2. In a small food processor put all the ingredients for the cherry vinaigrette and pulse until well combined.
  3. Put the salad leaves and most of the cherries in a mixing bowl with the cherry vinaigrette and stir until all the salad leaves are well coated with the dressing.
  4. Arrange the salad mix onto a salad bowl, top wit the cherries, Brie and honeyed macadamias and serve.
Cuisine: Mixed Leaf Salads |

Notes

It is essential that you spin the spinach leaves for this recipe after you wash them as it doesn't water down the salad dressing.

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Nutrition

Calories: 296 cal
Carbohydrates: 19 g
Fat: 23 g
Sodium: 330 g
Cholesterol: 40 g
Protein: 7 g
Fiber: 1 g

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