Spinach Salad with Brie Toast


Spinach Salad with Brie Toast
Makes: 8 servings
Prep 30 mins Cook 5 mins Broil 1 min to 2 mins
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Spinach Salad with Brie Toast
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup  fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1/4 cup  sugar
  • 1/4 cup  white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup  orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons  Dijon-style mustard
  • 3/4 cup  canola or olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons  finely snipped fresh sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon  kosher salt or salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 16 1/4-inch slices baguette, toasted
  • 8 ounces  Brie cheese, cut in 16 wedges
  • 10 cups  prewashed baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup  dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup  shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted (optional)
Directions

1. For the dressing, in saucepan combine cranberries, sugar, and vinegar. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, 5 minutes or until cranberries soften and begin to pop. Remove from heat; cool.

2. Transfer cranberry mixture to blender. Blend on high until nearly smooth. Add juice and mustard; process to blend. With blender running, slowly pour in oil until slightly thickened and creamy. Transfer to bowl. Whisk in sage, salt, and pepper.

3. For Brie toast, preheat broiler. Place wedge of cheese on each toasted bread slice. Broil 5 or 4 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes, until cheese is melted.

4. Toss spinach, dried cranberries, and seeds with 3/4 cup of the dressing. Serve with toast. Pass additional dressing. Serves 8.

Nutrition Facts (Spinach Salad with Brie Toast)
  • Servings Per Recipe 8,
  • cal. (kcal) 264,
  • Fat, total (g) 18,
  • chol. (mg) 28,
  • sat. fat (g) 6,
  • carb. (g) 19,
  • fiber (g) 2,
  • pro. (g) 8,
  • vit. A (IU) 3596,
  • vit. C (mg) 13,
  • sodium (mg) 357,
  • calcium (mg) 101,
  • iron (mg) 2,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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