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🍽️ Fresh Spinach and Tomato Salad with Pesto Vinaigrette
185 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 500 g fresh young spinach
- 300 g cherry tomatoes
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- basil pesto (from the jar)
- balsamic vinegar
- olive oil (cold-pressed)
- 1 pinch sugar
Instructions
- 1. Wash the spinach thoroughly under running water.
- 2. Dry the spinach thoroughly, for example using a salad spinner.
- 3. Also wash the cherry tomatoes under running water.
- 4. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half through the middle.
- 5. Put 3 tablespoons of oil, 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of pesto into a small bowl.
- 6. Add a pinch of sugar, salt, and pepper to taste.
- 7. Whisk the ingredients vigorously with a fork or small whisk until a homogeneous vinaigrette forms.
- 8. Put the dry spinach into a large salad bowl.
- 9. Pour the vinaigrette over the spinach.
- 10. Toss the spinach so that every leaf is evenly coated with the sauce.
- 11. Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the tossed spinach.
- 12. Stir the salad very gently so that the tomatoes do not get crushed.
- 13. Divide the finished salad into individual small bowls or plates.
- 14. Pepper the salad generously once more.
- 15. Sprinkle the salad with fine parmesan shavings if desired.
- 16. Serve the salad immediately together with crispy white bread.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 185
- Protein: 4 g · Fett/Fat: 15 g · Carbs: 9 g