Strawberry season is here, and we’ve spun summer’s juiciest berry into a salad sensation – our delicious Strawberry Spinach Salad! This colorful salad doubles up as a great side dish and is more often than not the star of the show at family dinners. That’s my kind of salad. You couldn’t ask for a more perfect summer salad. It’ll make a great addition to your recipe rotation, which is why you should expand your side options with this new favorite.
And the best part? You can customize this easy spinach salad in a thousand different ways. Experiment with different nuts and leafy greens to see what best fits your palate. Save yourself a trip to the grocery store and try making our tasty dressing instead. It’ll give your favorite store-bought brand a run for its money.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our strawberry spinach salad, you need the following ingredients:
- Sesame seeds
- Poppy seeds
- Sugar
- Olive oil
- White vinegar
- Paprika
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Ground pepper
- Red onion
- Fresh spinach
- Strawberries
- Walnuts
- Bacon bits
- Feta Cheese
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Strawberry Spinach Salad
- In a blender, toss in the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, ground pepper and 1 Tablespoon diced red onion. Blend until the onion is pureed.
- Pour the dressing into a bowl, cover, and chill for at least an hour.
- In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries, walnuts, bacon bits, red onion slices (left over from the red onion listed above) and feta cheese. Toss lightly.
- Pour dressing over salad right before you are ready to eat it so that the spinach does not wilt.
Recipe Notes
- You can customize this salad by adding a little crunch to it. Our favorite additions include the following: candied almonds, candied pecans, candied walnuts, wonton strips, celery, or granola bits.
- Spinach pairs well with strawberries and this poppyseed dressing, but you can add any leaf mixture, such as kale, spring mix, butter lettuce, or romaine lettuce.
- Remember to store the strawberry spinach salad and the poppy seed dressing in separate containers to prevent the spinach from wilting. An airtight container with a tight-fitting lid is preferable if you want your leafy greens to stay fresh longer.
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Strawberry Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- pepper, dash
- 1 red onion, divided
- 10 ounces fresh spinach, (rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces)
- 1 quart strawberries, washed and sliced
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
- ⅓ cup bacon bits
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- In a blender, toss in the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, ground pepper and 1 Tablespoon diced red onion. Blend until the onion is pureed.
- Pour the dressing into a bowl, cover, and chill for at least an hour.
- In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries, walnuts, bacon bits, red onion slices (left over from the red onion listed above) and feta cheese. Toss lightly.
- Pour dressing over salad right before you are ready to eat it so that the spinach does not wilt.
Notes
- You can customize this salad by adding a little crunch to it. Our favorite additions include the following: candied almonds, candied pecans, candied walnuts, wonton strips, celery, or granola bits.
- Spinach pairs well with strawberries and this poppyseed dressing, but you can add any leaf mixture, such as kale, spring mix, butter lettuce, or romaine lettuce.
- Remember to store the strawberry spinach salad and the poppy seed dressing in separate containers to prevent the spinach from wilting. An airtight container with a tight-fitting lid is preferable if you want your leafy greens to stay fresh longer.
Nutrition
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This is a good idea. Preparing for a picknick next weekend and this will do. Visiting from voiceBoks.
What a delicious salad!
This recipe tastes so refreshing.
Hi I’m elaina and I am wondering if I can add some almonds In my salad
For sure add almonds to this salad! That would be delicious!
I made the dressing in the blender and it was sooo thick I couldn’t pour it on the salad. Did I do something wrong?