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Citrus and Cinnamon Spinach Salad

Americanmedium4 servings
Citrus and Cinnamon Spinach Salad

Ingredients

  • cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup raspberry-flavored vinegar
  • teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • cup vegetable oil
  • (11 ounce) packagebaby spinach leaves
  • (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • red grapefruit, peeled and sectioned

Instructions

  1. Place orange juice, sugar, vinegar, and cinnamon in a saucepan and simmer until it reduces by half, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool, about 5 minutes.
  2. Whisk vegetable oil into dressing mixture slowly.
  3. Place spinach, mandarin oranges, feta cheese, and grapefruit into a bowl and drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.

Tips

You can use fig-flavored vinegar instead of raspberry, and crumbled blue cheese instead of feta, if desired.