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This Trader Joe’s Salad is amazing! It’s pretty and delicious and has become a favorite at our house.
I am lucky enough to live five minutes from a Trader Joe’s Grocery Store. I know not everyone is as fortunate to live near one. Today’s salad is called Trader Joe’s Salad for a reason, all the ingredients can be bought at Trader Joes. But don’t despair if you don’t live near a Trader Joe’s, you can still make this salad. I will provide you with substitutions for you. Trust me, you want to make this salad.
I actually made this salad three times in the last week and each time I made it the first thing I was asked was, “Is it on the blog?” The recipe totally went viral on Facebook the first time I posted it and we have been in love with it ever since. It is so darn pretty and easy to make!
Ingredients Needed
- Arugula. The salad starts with a base of arugula.
- Spinach.
- Dried Cranberries
- Quattro Formaggio shredded cheese. This is a blend of Asiago, Fontina, Parmesan and Mild Provolone.
- Quinoa. I used the Tri Color Quinoa blend from Trader Joes.
- Corn. I roasted my own corn but you could use canned corn
- Pepitas. I think sunflower seeds would be great too.
- Trader Joe’s Bruschetta. You could easily use chopped tomatoes for this or make your own bruschetta blend. The Trader Joe’s version is found in the refrigerator section.
- Trader Joe’s Parmesan Ranch Dressing or your favorite Ranch dressing.
How to Make Trader Joe’s Salad
You are going to need a nice long, flat or round dish for this salad as part of the appeal is how pretty it looks when you layer everything into the dish.
- Place a layer of arugula in bottom of dish.
- Add a pile of spinach right in the middle of the dish.
- Layer the cooked quinoa, shredded cheese, and dried cranberries on one side of the spinach.
- Layer the corn, pepitas, and tomatoes on the other side of the spinach.
- Drizzle with dressing.
- Toss right before serving.
Tips
- If you are just enjoying the salad yourself, you can just toss everything in a bowl with the dressing, no need to layer it.
- If you can’t find pepitas, sunflower seeds are also delicious in the salad.
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Trader Joe’s Salad
Ingredients
- 1 c quinoa cooked. I used the Trader Joe’s tri-color
- 1 bag baby arugula coarsely chopped
- 1 bag baby spinach
- 3/4 can corn drained or 2 ears of corn roasted and cut off the cob
- 1 container Trader Joe’s fresh bruschetta sauce liquid drained (found in refrigerator section) or fresh chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup dried cranberries.
- 1 cup salted pepitas or pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
- 1 cup Trader Joes Quattro Formaggio shredded cheese blend of Asiago, Fontina, Parmesan and Mild Provolone
- ½ bottle Trader Joe’s Parmesan Ranch Dressing found in refrigerator section or favorite Ranch Dressing
Instructions
- Place a layer of arugula in bottom of dish.
- Layer all other ingredients on top of arugula
- Drizzle with dressing
- Toss.
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Katie Rogers says
Amazing salad!