Cooking with Dr. Farr: Spinach Salad with Berry Vinaigrette

Updated: 12/05/2023

Dr. Farr is sharing this delicious salad recipe with us to support healthy vision. Making 4-6 servings, this salad is great as a meal topped with grilled chicken or salmon. The dressing can be made several hours ahead and refrigerated.

Spinach Salad with Berry Vinaigrette
(Serves 4-6)

Ingredients:
4 cups baby spinach 
1/2 cup kale cut into thin strips
1 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries
1/2 cup raspberries
1 apple (preferably Gala or Green) cored and sliced thin with skin on
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup walnuts (candied if you wish)
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon Flax seed oil
2 tablespoons honey

Directions:
Place 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/4 cup blueberries, red wine vinegar, olive oil, flax seed oil, and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth. Mix the spinach with the kale and place in the center of plates. Garnish with the next seven ingredients and top with 2 tablespoons of dressing.

Doctor’s Note:
This salad is great as a meal topped with grilled chicken or salmon, as shown. The dressing can be made several hours ahead and refrigerated.

Visit https://www.cookwithdoc.com/ for more recipes!

If you're not getting the nutrients you need from your diet, you may want to consider our Multivitamin gummies.

Shop Now
Dr. Arman Farr

Dr. Arman Farr is a board-certified ophthalmologist fellowship trained in retinal disorders. Dr. Farr received his undergraduate degree with honors, in three years, from University of Pennsylvania. During all his undergraduate years he rowed on the Varsity Crew team and was a member of Penn's 1989 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) championship team. He was accepted to Duke University School of Medicine at age 19. While at Duke he received a grant from the American Diabetes Association to study the effects of diabetes on the eye. His results were published in the prestigious scientific journal, Diabetes. He went on to obtain his residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospitals followed by fellowship training in both pediatric ophthalmology and retina surgery at Hopkins. Following his training, Dr. Farr accepted a faculty position at the Medical University of South Carolina where he became the director of the retina department. He then joined the Retina Institute of the Carolinas in 2003 and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. In additional to clinical work he continues to be involved with academic endeavors, teaching medical students and resident physicians. He has published over a dozen peer-reviewed articles and several books chapters. He continues to lecture nationally on retinal innovations. He holds a teaching position at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine as assistant clinical professor in the department of surgery.

Share