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    Home > Blog > Holiday > Holiday Side Dishes > Everyday Simple Side Salad

    Everyday Simple Side Salad

    by Jenny Park · Published: Jun 11, 2018 · Modified: Oct 2, 2020

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    Simple salad with quince, manchego, and marcona almonds with serving spoons.

    I feel like loaded salads have been all the rage lately, like the more stuff we can pile on to make it at least “salady” as possible the “better”. I too really enjoy a loaded salad that has more ‘stuff’ on it than greens, but recently while out with Jordan, we had this show stopping salad that was so simple, but so so delicious. It was torn romaine hearts tossed in a light and refreshing lemon vinaigrette, with tiny cubes of quince paste, crushed almonds and loads of freshly grated manchego cheese. It.Was.Incredible. We ordered about 6 sharable dishes that night between the two of us and we both agreed that the salad was our favorite, although all the dishes were great. We just weren’t expecting the salad to blow our minds the way it did!

    Today we have our own version that we’re calling our ‘Everyday Simple Side Salad with Quince, Manchego and Marcona Almonds’. I have also been eating this salad as a side dish with my dinner, for the last 2 weeks straight, since I first had it. If you can’t find quince paste you can replace it with chopped dried apricots, but really try to get ahold of some quince paste if you can (usually in the ‘fancier’ cheese section at grocery stores). The sweet, refreshing and tart combo in this salad is a major win! This side salad also goes well with virtually anything so it would make a perfect addition to any Father’s Day menu, just saying. Enjoy! xx, Jenny

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    Everyday Simple Side Salad with Quince, Manchego and Marcona Almonds

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    RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny
    Prep Time: 10 mins
    Servings: 6

      INGREDIENTS  

    lemon vinaigrette

    • 3 lemons zested and juiced
    • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    • 2 teaspoons honey
    • ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • salt and cracked black pepper to taste

    salad

    • 3 hearts baby romaine, trimmed and leaves separated
    • 3 ounces quince paste, diced into 1/4 inch cubes
    • ⅔ cup chopped marcona almonds
    • 3 ounces manchego cheese, freshly grated

      INSTRUCTIONS  

    • For vinaigrette: Place lemon zest, juice, mustard, and honey into a large mixing bowl and whisk together. While whisking, pour oil, in a slow and steady stream until fully incorporated and blended together. Season with salt and pepper.
    • Top vinaigrette with romaine, cubed quince paste and half the almonds and toss together. Pour salad onto a large platter, into a single layer and sprinkle with remaining almonds.
    • Grate cheese over salad, creating a blanket of manchego. Lightly season and serve.
    Calories: 437kcal Carbohydrates: 22g Protein: 8g Fat: 37g Saturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 15mg Sodium: 116mg Potassium: 337mg Fiber: 5g Sugar: 11g Vitamin A: 5011IU Vitamin C: 32mg Calcium: 229mg Iron: 2mg

    June 11, 2018 / 2 Comments

    About Jenny Park

    Jenny Park is half of Spoon Fork Bacon. She is also a food stylist and recipe developer. One of her favorite foods is donuts. #sfbJENNY

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    1. Kim

      June 12, 2018 at 7:36 am

      In the photo it looks like you have croutons on the salad too.
      If so, just a plain crouton or a flavored kind?

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      • Jenny Park

        June 12, 2018 at 4:07 pm

        Ah, you’re right! They’re brioche croutons and the recipe for them will be added shortly!

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