Spinach And Citrus Salad With Berry Vinaigrette

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup fresh blackberries (or frozen and thawed)
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons flax seed oil
• 8 cups baby spinach leaves
• 1 red grapefruit, peeled and segmented
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts (for a nut free version use sunflower seeds or omit) or 3 tablespoons almonds (for a nut free version use sunflower seeds or omit)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl (or small blender), mash the blackberries until no chunks remain.
• 2 stir in the orange juice, vinegar and oil. cover and refrigerate until serving.
• 3 in a salad serving bowl toss together the spinach, grapefruit segments, orange segments, onion and mushrooms.
• 4 pour the dressing over top of the salad and toss well to combine.
• 5 garnish with the chopped walnuts and serve immediately.