I absolutely love eating spinach this way.  Eating it raw is the best way to get all the nutrients that spinach has to offer.  Spinach is high in folate, iron, vitamins A & C.  It is also a good source of fiber and magnesium.

This salad has spinach, lettuce and broccoli (what was left over from last weeks basket), red pepper, orange slices, and is topped off with honey sesame almonds.  The dressing is a creamy poppy seed.  Again my family wasn’t too keen on this, but they ate it without complaining too much.  I made a pretty big salad so there is a lot left over.  I can’t wait to have some for lunch today.  The almonds come from a store called Trader Joe’s.  We don’t have one in our area but Corey’s aunt and uncle live in Vancouver  WA where they do.  They will often send us a package with all the yummy stuff that we like to get from there.  I just chopped them up and sprinkled them on top of the salad.  My grandma would’ve made her own candied pecans and put those on.  It adds a different texture to the salad and makes a big difference.