Spinach-apple salad with goat cheese

Winter spinach salad

From the “Best of Martha Stewart Living: What to Have for Dinner,” a collection of recipes from the magazine. The rest of the menu said spring, but the weather and this salad reflect the fact that it’s still not really time to break out the spring recipes or put away the coats.

Ingredients:

6 cups baby spinach

1/3 cup dried sour cherries

3 green onions, sliced

1 Granny Smith apple, cored and very thinly sliced

½ cup seedless red grapes, halved

¼ cup chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons cider vinegar

2 ounces crumbled goat cheese

Method:

Combine spinach, cherries, green onions, apple, grapes and walnuts. Mix oil and vinegar; season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss vinaigrette with salad, top with goat cheese.

Rating: Quite nice. It’s especially nice to have a clear-cut winner after some recent busts in the salad category. This one doesn’t need any help, despite its super-simple dressing.