Mealime - Carrot Ginger Soup with Cranberry-Almond Salad

Ingredients

• ½ cup almonds
• 2 (5 oz) pkgs baby spinach
• 6 medium carrots
• 48 fl oz chicken or vegetable broth
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• 2 (1 inch) pieces ginger root
• 1 small bunch Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
• 2 shallots
• 1 lb sweet potato
• apple cider vinegar
• black pepper
• extra virgin olive oil
• pure maple syrup
• salt
• sesame seeds