Apple Mint Spinach Salad

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
Yield 6 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
It's a toss-up which ingredient tickles the taste buds most in this attractive apple mint salad. The mix of refreshing ingredients blend perfectly. —Louise Barnum, Edwardsburg, Michigan

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Dash pepper
  • 1 package (10 ounces) fresh spinach, torn
  • 2 medium apples, thinly sliced
  • 1 small cucumber, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons sunflower kernels, toasted

Directions

  1. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, lemon juice, green onion, sugar, mint, salt and pepper; shake well. In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, apples and cucumber. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with sunflower kernels.
It's a toss-up which ingredient tickles the taste buds most in this attractive apple mint salad. The mix of refreshing ingredients blend perfectly. —Louise Barnum, Edwardsburg, Michigan
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