Blue cheese, walnut spinach salad

Ingredients

Dressing:

• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon plain low-fat yogurt

Salad:

• 2 pounds spinach, roughly chopped (or 3 10-ounce packages)
• 1/2 cup sliced red onion
• 1 1/2 cups sliced cucumbers
• 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

Directions

Combine ingredients for dressing in a blender or processor. Chill.

Toss spinach greens with dressing and mound a generous 2 cups onto chilled plates.

Layer vegetables, walnuts and blue cheese crumbles on top of spinach. Serve.

Serving Information

Serves 12

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calories: 70
Total carbohydrate: 7 g
Cholesterol: 2 mg
Dietary fiber: 2 g
Monounsaturated fat: 2 g
Protein: 4 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Serving size: 2 1/2 cups
Sodium: 95 mg
Total fat: 4 g

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Fats and oils: 1
Vegetables: 1

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats: 1
Nonstarchy vegetables: 1

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Fats: 1
Vegetables: 1