They say you eat with your eyes first, and it’s very true with this Blackberry Spinach Salad. It’s almost too pretty to eat. ALMOST!! 
We enjoyed this delicious and beautiful salad with a little grilled skirt steak on our anniversary. It was a perfect meal to celebrate 36 years of marriage to my best friend. If anyone tells you that marriage is hard, I’d have to disagree. If you’re married to the right person, it’s not so hard. And if you realize that each and every day is a gift, it’s even easier. We’ve honestly been so blessed!
This Blackberry Spinach Salad is also made every Christmas and Thanksgiving. It’s so delicious and just too pretty not to be on our holiday table!
Even without the dressing, it’s so pretty! And, it tastes as good as it looks! I’ve made this salad a number of times now and I’m always asked for the recipe. 
As delicious as it looks without the dressing, a light drizzle of Raspberry Vinaigrette really makes the salad. You could use a simple balsamic dressing, but there’s something about the subtle sweetness of the Raspberry Vinaigrette that is perfect mixed with the spinach, berries, creamy avocado, and tangy goat cheese. 
I typically make my salads on a large platter as I did above, but I wanted to show how it looked if it were plated individually. Isn’t is gorgeous? I mean, if a salad can be gorgeous, this one is!
I really hope you’ll give this salad a try. I think you’ll love it!
- Baby spinach
- Blackberries
- Avocado
- Pomegranate seeds (*optional)
- Candied Pecans
- Goat Cheese
- Raspberry Vinaigrette
- Layer fresh baby spinach on rimmed platter. Top with cubed avocado and fresh blackberries. Add crumbled goat cheese and top with candied pecans and pomegranate seeds. Drizzle with raspberry vinaigrette and toss lightly.
Here’s a few more salads you might enjoy!
Grilled Nectarine & Burrata Salad 
Broccoli Salad 
Chicken Caesar Salad 
I love blackberries on salads. This looks great. I would swap the goat cheese for feta–can you believe I am not a huge fan of goat cheese? But looks great.
Such a great spring salad!
A lot of flavors in this salad! I love fresh ingredients!
I really like the use of fruit in this salad, I bet i could get my kids to eat this one for dinner!
I love a white cheese on spinach salads!
This looks like a wonderful salad for spring!
That looks like my kind of salad! I really love berries in salads…I don’t use blackberries often enough!
I love how colorful this salad is!
I love a good salad and this one looks amazing. Raspberry would be my favorite vinaigrette too!
Beautiful salad, Renee! Pinning now. 🙂
I’ve been looking for a new salad to try. I can’t wait to try this one!! Thanks for sharing!!!
This salad is beautiful! Can’t wait to try it!
Love these flavors!