Posted by Green Diva Mom on Jul.16, 2010

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For a quick healthy meal, try this delicious spinach salad with figs and walnuts.

Spinach is a green leafy vegetable with abundant vitamins. It offers many health benefits with its rich nutrients like iron and fiber. It also contains very good amounts of magnesium, potassium, iron and calcium. Copper, phosphorous, zinc are all found in good amounts in spinach.

Figs are high in natural and simple sugars, minerals and fiber. They contain good levels of potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and manganese.

Walnuts are an excellent source of manganese and copper. They also contain very good levels of magnesium and phosphorous. Good levels of zinc, iron, calcium and selenium can also be found in walnuts.

1/2 medium onion, sliced thin
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup hot water
5 oz baby spinach
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp honey
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and cracked black pepper to taste
8 dried figs, sliced
2 Tbsp chopped walnuts

Directions:
1.  Slice onion and let it sit in apple cider vinegar and hot water for 10 minutes while preparing rest of ingredients.
2.  Rinse and dry baby spinach in a salad spinner or with paper towels. This will avoid dressing getting diluted.
3.  Whisk together balsamic vinegar, honey, salt and pepper, drizzling in the olive oil a little at a time at the end. Toss with rest of ingredients and serve.

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