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Mediterranean Baby Spinach Salad
Enjoy this fresh salad made with baby spinach for a complete lunch meal. Add the ingredients we suggest, or whatever other ingredients you have on hand to suit your personal taste.
Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
  • 8 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 1 hard boiled egg, preferably organic, sliced in half lengthwise
  • 6 olives
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup whole cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 cup garbanzo beans
  • 2 TBS red bell pepper, sliced
  • 3 TBS extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 TBS fresh lemon juice
  • sea salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional: onions, crimini mushrooms, avocado, anchovies

Directions:

Divide spinach onto two plates and top each serving with half of the remaining ingredients.

Serves 2

Nutritional Profile

Mediterranean Baby Spinach Salad
1.00 serving
(399.77 grams)
Calories: 534

NutrientDRI/DV

 molybdenum222%

 vitamin C88%

 vitamin A87%

 vitamin B649%

 manganese42%

 phosphorus42%

 vitamin B241%


 protein35%

 calcium34%

 fiber34%

 iron32%

 copper31%

 selenium31%

 folate29%


 zinc25%

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In order to better help you identify recipes that feature a high concentration of nutrients for the calories they contain, we created a Recipe Rating System. This system allows us to highlight the recipes that are especially rich in particular nutrients. The following chart shows the nutrients for which Mediterranean Baby Spinach Salad is either an excellent, very good, or good source (below the chart you will find a table that explains these qualifications). If a nutrient is not listed in the chart, it does not necessarily mean that the recipe doesn't contain it. It simply means that the nutrient is not provided in a sufficient amount or concentration to meet our rating criteria. (To view this recipe's in-depth nutritional profile that includes values for dozens of nutrients - not just the ones rated as excellent, very good, or good - please use the link below the chart.) To read this chart accurately, you'll need to glance back up to see the ingredients used in the recipe and the number of serving sizes provided by the recipe. Our nutrient ratings are based on a single serving. For example, if a recipe makes 4 servings, you would be receiving the nutrient amounts listed in the chart by eating 1/4th of the combined ingredients found in the recipe. Now, returning to the chart itself, you can look next to the nutrient name in order to find the nutrient amount it offers, the percent Daily Value (DV%) that this amount represents, the nutrient density that we calculated for this recipe and nutrient, and the rating we established in our rating system. For most of our nutrient ratings, we adopted the government standards for food labeling that are found in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "Reference Values for Nutrition Labeling." Read more background information and details of our rating system.

Mediterranean Baby Spinach Salad
1.00 serving
399.77 grams
Calories: 534

Nutrient Amount DRI/DV
(%)
Nutrient
Density
World's Healthiest
Foods Rating
molybdenum 99.99 mcg 222 7.5 excellent
vitamin C 65.79 mg 88 3.0 excellent
vitamin A 785.42 mcg RAE 87 2.9 excellent
vitamin B6 0.84 mg 49 1.7 good
phosphorus 297.21 mg 42 1.4 good
manganese 0.83 mg 42 1.4 good
vitamin B2 0.53 mg 41 1.4 good
vitamin B12 0.91 mcg 38 1.3 good
protein 17.60 g 35 1.2 good
fiber 8.62 g 34 1.2 good
calcium 335.82 mg 34 1.1 good
iron 5.68 mg 32 1.1 good
copper 0.28 mg 31 1.0 good
selenium 17.00 mcg 31 1.0 good
folate 116.60 mcg 29 1.0 good
pantothenic acid 1.28 mg 26 0.9 good
World's Healthiest
Foods Rating
Rule
excellent DRI/DV>=75% OR
Density>=7.6 AND DRI/DV>=10%
very good DRI/DV>=50% OR
Density>=3.4 AND DRI/DV>=5%
good DRI/DV>=25% OR
Density>=1.5 AND DRI/DV>=2.5%

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