winter spinach pomegranate salad

Winter spinach pomegranate salad healthy pregnancy recipe

Spinach is among the foods highest in folate to help all aspects of your baby’s development, as well as iron to help both you and your baby build healthy red blood cells, not to mention the antioxidant-rich pomegranate, which provides more than just fruity flavor.

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1 apple
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate
  • 1/4 cup quinoa (dry)
  • handful of fresh cilantro

Dressing

2 Tbsp orange juice 1 t honey 1 t olive oil 1/4 t sriracha

Directions

  1. Cook quinoa according to package instructions (about 15 minutes).
  2. While cooking, wash spinach and cut in bite sized pieces. Dice the apple. Chop the cilantro.
  3. Let the quinoa cool down while preparing the dressing. Juice half an orange or use store bought orange juice. Mix with honey, olive oil and sriracha.
  4. Combine all of the salad ingredients, add the dressing and enjoy.

Image and recipe reprinted with permission from www.with-an-open-mind.com and www.healthyaperture.com

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