Recipe: Blue cheese, walnut spinach salad

Ingredients

Dressing

1. 4 teaspoons olive oil
2. 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3. 1 tablespoon maple syrup
4. 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
5. 3 teaspoons plain low-fat yogurt
6. 2 pounds spinach, roughly chopped
7. 1/2 cup sliced red onion
8. 1 1/2 cups sliced cucumbers
9. 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
10. 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
11. 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

Directions

Combine ingredients for dressing in a blender or processor. Chill.

Toss spinach greens with dressing and mound a generous 1 cup onto chilled plates.

Layer vegetables, walnuts and blue cheese crumbles on top of spinach.

Serve.

Created by the chefs at Mayo Clinic's Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center.