Strawberry & Spinach Salad

This is a great summer salad that tastes awesome. I had all the ingredients and was suppose to bring a dish to a cookout. I put it together wondering if people would like it, and instead, it ended up getting eaten all up. I love this salad!!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb pecans
• 1  lb spinach, torn or
• 1  lb  Baby Spinach
• 1  pint strawberry, halved
• 1⁄3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons onions, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon poppy seed (optional)

Directions

1. Brown pecans on a butted baking sheet at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
2. In a large serving bowl, mix together spinach and strawberries.
3. In a separate bowl, blend together vinegar, salt, oil, mustard, sugar, onion and poppy seeds. (I use my Vitamix blender- it blends so smoothly).
4. When you are ready to serve, toss in pecans. Gently toss dressing into spinach and strawberries before serving.