½ cup walnuts, chopped

1 bunch spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces

½ cup dried cranberries

½ cup blue cheese, crumbled

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced

½ red onion, thinly sliced

2 tbsp red raspberry jam, with seeds

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

⅓ cup walnut oil , or olive oil

freshly ground black pepper , to taste

salt , to taste

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Arrange walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Toast in oven for 5 minutes, or until nuts begin to brown.

In a large bowl, toss together the spinach, walnuts, cranberries, blue cheese, tomatoes, avocado, and red onion.

In a small bowl, whisk together jam, vinegar, walnut oil, pepper, and salt.

Pour over the salad just before serving, and toss to coat.

Sugar: 36g

:

Calcium: 406mg

Calories: 1016kcal

Carbohydrates: 66g

Cholesterol: 25mg

Fat: 81g

Fiber: 16g

Iron: 7mg

Potassium: 1983mg

Protein: 20g

Saturated Fat: 14g

Sodium: 628mg

Vitamin A: 17370IU

Vitamin C: 78mg