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Recipe of the Day: Baby Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese and Glazed Pecans

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Miriam Coates Student Contributor, American University
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Lesley Siu Student Contributor, American University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at American chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

The first recipe I’d like to share with you is a salad recipe. There are dozens of reasons why I absolutely love to create different salad recipes, but the most important are that they are super quick and healthy!

This salad in particular is one I make weekly. I don’t have tons of kitchen supplies, like a lettuce spinner, so pre-washed spinach is a staple in my fridge. To give the salad flare, I add some cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, and glazed pecans. The goat cheese gives a creamy addition and the glaze pecans make it sweet and add crunch!

Time: 10 Minutes

Yeild: 2 Servings
 

Ingredients:

4 Ounces Baby Spinach

½ Small Cucumber

Handful Cherry Tomatoes, sliced in half

¼ cup glazed pecans

3 tablespoons goat cheese (crumbled)

 

First, place baby spinach in serving bowl. Slice cucumbers and cherry tomatoes and spread around the spinach. Give a rough chop to the glazed pecans and crumble goat cheese on top. 

 

It’s up to you if you want to add anything additional, like croutons or raisins. Toss on your favorite salad dressing and enjoy!

Lesley Siu graduated from American University in May 2013 with a BA in Film and Media Arts and minors in Marketing and International Business. Originally from Hawaii, she loves photography, fashion, travel, social media and everything Parisian. She has interned at GLAMOUR magazine in New York and Washington Life Magazine in DC, but her proudest accomplishment is founding Her Campus American in 2011 while interning in Melbourne, Australia. You can usually find her reading a magazine, enjoying a hazelnut latte or posting a photo on Instagram... and sometimes, all at the same time. Follow her on Twitter: @lesleysiu and visit her blog.