Healthy Recipes
Spinach Salad with Blueberries, Almonds & Feta Cheese
Summer is a great time for fresh produce. This crisp organic salad 
(perfect for a light afternoon lunch with friends) is loaded with folate and also provides lutein and zeaxanthin –two nutrients that guard vision and help protect against certain cancers. So keep cool and stay healthy at the same time!
Serves: 4
Time to Table: 10 minutes
Healing Nutrient Spotlight:
- Anthocyanins, lutein, zeaxanthin
- Excellent source of folate
- Good source of protein, calcium, riboflavin and copper
Ingredients:
- 8 cups fresh organic spinach
- 2 ounces organic, plain feta cheese
- 2 cups fresh organic blueberries
- 1/4 cup slivered organic almonds
Preparation:
Arrange spinach on four plates. Top each plate with 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 Tbsp. slivered almonds and half an ounce of feta cheese. Dress with our Blueberry Vinaigrette or try Drew`s All Natural Raspberry Dressing.
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
131 calories, 7 g total fat, 2.4 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 3 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 12 mg cholesterol, 204 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 8 g sugars, 6 g protein
[Ed. Note: Kelley Lunsford is the Founder & CEO of Healing Gourmet, a multimedia company that educates on how foods promote health and protect against disease. She is also the creator of Healing Gourmet's Personalized Nutrition Software and Editor-in-Chief of the Healing Gourmet book series published by McGraw-Hill, including Eat to Fight Cancer, Eat to Beat Diabetes, Eat to Lower Cholesterol and Eat to Boost Fertility. For more information Click here to visit her website.]
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Tags: calcium, folate, lutein, protein, salad, spinach, vegetables
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