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Fresh Strawberry Spinach Salad
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 52mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
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Dressing
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed
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Salad
- 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1 1⁄2 cups strawberries (8 ounces)
- 1⁄2 medium cucumber, sliced and cut in half
- 1⁄4 small red onion, sliced into thin wedges
- 1 (6 ounce) package Baby Spinach
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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Reviews
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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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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.
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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.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Gingerbear
United States
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.