Strawberry Salad With Cinnamon Vinaigrette

I tried this recipe from The Denver Post this summer when we had house guests and everyone decided that it was definitely a "keeper". Besides being delicious, it makes a very pretty salad!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• For the Vinaigrette

• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup  balsamic vinegar
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger

• For the Salad

• 2  heads romaine lettuce or 2  heads spinach, torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1  pint strawberry, stemmed and quartered
• 1  small red onion, thinly sliced and quartered
• 1⁄2 cup  coarsely chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1. Whisk vinaigrette ingredients together.
2. Combine salad ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Pour vinaigrette over salad, a little at a time (you may not need all of the dressing) and toss to coat.
4. Serve and enjoy!