Last week, I came across a fabulous looking salad at Sydney’s Kitchen. It was beautiful—spinach, watermelon, orange-glazed chicken, feta, oranges, fresh berries. This was Sydney’s Warm Chicken Salad. Delicious sounding, isn’t it?
The dressing for this salad sounded wonderful, too. I didn’t have any chicken, fresh berries, feta, or watermelon, but I did have spinach and an apple that needed using. Thanks to Sydney’s wonderful dressing, we were able to throw together a decent lunch.
We love oranges!
Honey-Orange Vinaigrette
from Sydney’s Kitchen (adapted a tiny, tiny bit)
4 T. fresh squeezed orange juice
1 T. orange zest (Reserve a bit of zest to top the salads.)
2 T. grainy mustard (I used Gulden’s spicy brown mustard.)
2 T. balsamic vinegar (I used a fig balsamic vinegar for some extra fruitiness.)
2 tablespoons honey
dash of fresh ground pepperPlace all ingredients in a blender and pulse until emulsified.
This is a wonderful dressing and I can imagine it is a great marinade!
For salad:
2 “big handfuls” of spinach
1 Jonagold apple, cored and sliced
orange zestAssemble salads and place a bit of orange zest on top. Drizzle with Sydney’s fantastic dressing.
Simple. Beautiful. Delicious.
Bon appetit!
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Happy, happy weekend!
Spinach with fruit is my favorite kind of salad-yum! Also, the vinaigrette looks to be a great way to tie all those tasty ingredients together. We try to have at least one big dinner salad a week.
Congrats on your award!
That dressing is fabulous! Thanks for the comment. Hope you check out the entire chicken salad at Sydney’s.
Spinach pairs perfectly with fruits and especially with orange. This vinaigrette is ideal for this type of salad and I ams ure it tasted great!
Love me some fruit in salad (especially a spinach salad). 🙂
I would happily eat spinach raw in this salad – fruits is always a great combo with it 😀
Yum!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I always love it when things work out and you get to use up what’s in the kitchen. Congrats on the award … I loved reading about your fondness with Rick Springfield and Adam Ant.
Like I said, I was a conflicted youth! 🙂
I love mustard vinaigrettes–but combining the mustard and vinegar with orange juice is a new one. Making salads is such a perfect way to use the random ingredients in the fridge.
And, I really love the zest in this as well!
I am on SUCH a salad kick. Just had one for lunch! And I’m always on the hunt for new dressings! YUM! Thanks for sharing this one. Now I can get my green fix!
Get that green fix on, girl!
this is a beautiful salad! such great flavors here!
The dressing does sound delish! I’m typically not a fan of fruit in leafy salads but this sounds wonderful.
Thanks! I love some crunchy fruit on a salad.
Both of your salads sound delish – you did an awesome job of adapting. That’s what I love about cooking, each artist can create a totally unique and delicious finished product!
Seriously, if you like this salad, please check out Sydney’s. I can’t wait to make hers verbatim!
My baby spinach leaves are ready to harvest! The salad looks so fresh and tasty.
Wow! I wish I had some baby spinach leaves from the garden. I need to go resow some!
Citrus makes a salad taste so fresh, perfect for the warm days.
What a delicious fresh salad. Perfect for summer or anytime for that matter!
I love a good salad with a great dressing! I love orange juice in a vinnegrette as well! Yummy