This energy-boosting citrus berry salad with spinach is easy, refreshing, and bright.
This salad is naturally vegan, raw, and packs in 5 servings of fruit and vegetables!

Energy Boosting Citrus Berry Salad
Sometimes you just need a little food pick-me-up. When you are feeling low energy, it's easy to want to eat chocolate or something with white sugar to get an immediate hit of energy.
I made this citrus, berry, and spinach salad with almonds and a light vinaigrette because I needed to feel energetic after a long day at work. I came home from work and Googled “energy-boosting foods” and the list I came up with that I could add to a salad included:
- Spinach
- Berries, specifically blueberries
- Citrus
- Almonds

Other Fabulous Fresh Salads
This fabulous, fresh salad not only tastes great, it really does boost your energy and mood. It’s hard not to feel great after you enjoy a bunch of berries and citrus. I’m a big fan of a fully-loaded salad, I’ve shared a bunch of them in the past and some of my favorites include:
- Spicy Thai Grapefruit Salad (vegan)
- The Best Fattoush Salad Recipe (vegetarian)
- The Detox Crunch Salad (vegan)

Tips for this citrus berry salad
- Make sure to really whisk the vinaigrette ingredients - it’s best when the olive oil and lemon juice are really combined.
- Substitute the berries if you have something else on hand (raspberries, blackberries, etc).
- If you can’t find clementines substitute for mandarine oranges.
- Pomegranate seeds can make for a great addition.
- If you can’t find triple-washed spinach at your grocery store, then really rinse the spinach well before adding it to this recipe - nothing is worse than gritty spinach.
- Toast the almonds if you’d like them to be a bit crunchier.
Citrus Berry Salad

This energy-boosting citrus berry salad with spinach is easy, refreshing, and bright. This salad is naturally vegan, raw, and packs in 5 servings of fruit and vegetables!
Ingredients
- 5 ounces fresh baby spinach, rinsed
- 4 clementines, peeled and sectioned
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, rinsed and sliced
- ¼ cup chopped almonds
- Juice of one lemon
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare all the fruit, mixed it with the spinach and plate it on a large plate or bowl.
- Prepare all the fruit, mixed it with the spinach and plate it on a large plate or bowl.
- Sprinkle the top of the salad with the chopped almonds.
- Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic, salt, and pepper and drizzle over the top of the salad.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 432Total Fat: 29gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 282mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 9gSugar: 27gProtein: 8g