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Crisp strawberry spinach salad is a fresh and eye-catching addition to any spring or summer table.
This spinach strawberry salad is chock-full of candied pecans, crumbled feta cheese, and red onions tossed in a white balsamic dressing.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: Sweet berries, crunchy nuts, and a tangy dressing.
- Skill level: Whisk the dressing and drizzle over the salad. Serve!
- Budget tip: Use leftover dressing as a marinade for grilled chicken or sauteed shrimp.
- Swaps: Fresh blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries can be used instead of strawberries.
- Time-Saving Tip: No time to wash and dry spinach? Use a bag of prewashed baby spinach, lettuce, or a spring mix!
Ingredient Tips
- Greens: I use fresh spinach in this recipe. It can be replaced with a mix of baby greens or arugula.
- Strawberries: Fresh, juicy strawberries are the star of this salad, but almost any berry can be used. Blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries are favorites.
- Nuts: Candied pecans offer a sweet contrast to the tangy cheese and zesty dressing. Toasted almonds, walnuts, pistachios, or nut-free seeds like sunflower and pepitas (pumpkin seeds) add crunch as well.
- Cheese: Feta cheese adds a creamy, salty element. Swap it for goat cheese or blue cheese crumbles.
Dressing For Strawberry Salad
I use a very simple 4-ingredient dressing in this recipe. Try poppyseed, balsamic vinaigrette, or raspberry vinaigrette for a store-bought dressing.
Variations: Instead of diced avocado, try mandarin segments, or grape halves. Make it a main dish and top strawberry spinach salad with salmon croquettes, or grilled chicken or shrimp.
Storing Strawberry Spinach Salad
Keep leftover strawberry spinach salad in a covered container, stir it, and add fresh cheese, nuts, and dressing if desired.
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Strawberry Spinach Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 10 ounces fresh spinach
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- ⅔ cup candied pecans or ½ cup toasted almonds
- 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese or goat cheese
- 1 avocado sliced
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
White Balsamic Dressing
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, honey, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and set aside.
- Slice the avocado and toss with lemon juice.
- In a large salad bowl, combine spinach, strawberries, red onion, pecans, and cheese.
- Drizzle with dressing, add avocado, and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Salad
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Amazing salad that garnered rave reviews.
Only substitute I made was rice wine vinegar for white basalmic.
So glad you enjoyed it!
I made this salad for our Mother’s Day celebration. The salad was delicious and the dressing was perfect.
So glad you loved it Linda!
Perfect! Super quick and easy! I used the dark balsamic vinaigrette recipe you have on the spinach strawberry salad. So delicious. I didn’t have the cheese or avocado (no time to shop), but tweaked it with a couple of other additions. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes! … You were with me in spirit for dinner tonight! Oven pork ribs, spinach salad, balsamic dressing and that easy brownie recipe! ….all your recipes. You sure made me look good! lol… Thank you! You saved me a lot of stress and my sanity. I REALLY appreciate your blog/site/ and all the good stuff you put out.
I love it, this exactly my kind of salad. I love these vibrant colors and I know that this salad is super delicious.
It is definitely a tasty one! Enjoy!
Oh my Goodness!! Not having tried any other salads like this I have to say this was SCRUMPTIOUS!!! The dressing is soooo good and all the different flavors made my mouth POP!!!
Thank you so much for all that you do!!!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe Laura! You have made my day!
This is THE best meal at the end of a hot day!
Wow! What a scrumptious looking salad, I really must try adding strawberries into my mixed salads, must be delicious with your balsamic vinaigrette!
I love strawberry spinach salad. Candid pecans and feta sounds so delicious to me. Perfect lunch for me :) Thanks
Holly, I LOVE strawberry spinach salads. And your candied pecans are one of my favs. So this salad is a home-run in my book!
I love white balsamic vinegar in my salad dressings, it’s my go-to! Excited to try your version and always love fruit mixed in with my salads, too.
The candied pecans look heavenly! This is my idea of a perfect salad! Love white balsamic, too!