I'd try butter - flavored Spectrum nonhydrogenated shortening if you have that. (glutenfreeonashoestring.com)
It will give you a lot of the qualities of subbing in spinach for your salad, with a different flavor spectrum as well as a different texture and slightly different nutritional breakdown. (bembu.com)
Dates are on the extreme end of the sweet flavor spectrum, so I decided to embrace this and contrast them with one of the saltiest flavours I know, blue cheese. (arthurstreetkitchen.com)