Fresh Strawberry Spinach Salad

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Ready In:
52mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • For dressing, zest lemon to measure 1/2 tsp zest.
  • Juice lemon to measure 2 tbsp juice.
  • Combine zest, juice, vinegar, sugar, oil and poppy seeds in small bowl.
  • Whisk until well blended.
  • Cover; refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • For salad, spread almonds in single layer over bottom of small baking pan.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly toasted.
  • remove from oven; cool almonds.
  • Hull strawberries; cut strawberries into quarters.
  • Peel cucumber and slice; cut slices in half.
  • Slice onion into thin wedges.
  • Place spinach in large serving bowl; add strawberries, cucumber and onion.
  • Whisk dressing; pour over salad, gently tossing to coat.
  • Sprinkle with almonds.

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  1. This salad is fantastic! I added a little more lemon zest because I like my dressings really lemony. I also used safflower oil instead of canola oil, and it was fine. Also, I put the dressing on about 3 hours before I plan to serve it, I think that once the spinach wilts a little bit the salad becomes even better & the flavors are more blended. The strawberries retain their flavor and the cucumbers remain crisp. Yum yum, will definitely make this many times this summer.
     
  2. I have made this weekly since trying the recipe for the first time. It is requested often! The dressing is my favorite part! I followed the directions exactly and have added feta a couple times if I had it. Thank you for posting this recipe!
     
  3. Y U M !!! I've had this type of salad before, but with a store bought dressing. This dressing was over the top amazing! I will definitely make this again. (I did reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup, and think I might reduce it again next time around) Red onion was the only ingredient I didn't have on hand so I substituted celery for it and it turned out wonderfully.
     
  4. unbelievably wonderful combination of flavors and so light and fresh tasting--a winner
     
  5. I really enjoyed this salad, I scaled it down for one. It was really tasty great flavor and textures. I did use less sugar, based on personal preference only. Thank you for sharing a recipe that I will make again. Made for What's on the Menu? tag game.
     
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  1. This salad is fantastic! I added a little more lemon zest because I like my dressings really lemony. I also used safflower oil instead of canola oil, and it was fine. Also, I put the dressing on about 3 hours before I plan to serve it, I think that once the spinach wilts a little bit the salad becomes even better & the flavors are more blended. The strawberries retain their flavor and the cucumbers remain crisp. Yum yum, will definitely make this many times this summer.
     

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Me and my boyfriend have been together for 11 years now. We live on 40 acres and have 6 dogs and 4 Tennessee Walkers. We both work a lot of hours so there is never enough time in a day to get everything done. I absolutely love the outdoors. I also enjoy lifting weights, reading and playing with all of my beautiful animals. I absolutely love, love and love to cook. I like to cook a variety of things and also like love to bake. I like to just get in the kitchen and experiment with different things. If something does not turn out for me such as pie crust or gravy I will keep trying until I can make it work. Only problem is, when I finally make it work it may not work again the time after that. It is fun though and I do consider myself a pretty good cook for the most part. I also love slow cooker recipes. Those are my most favorite in the winter months.
 
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