Strawberry Spinach Salad

Submitted by ElizabethKnicely

"Strawberry Spinach Salad. Delicious! Really there is not much else to say about this salad. I am not normally a fan of fruit with my greens or with my meat. In general I prefer my fruit by itself or in a dessert, however I love this salad. The sweet strawberries with the fresh spinach and the tangy dressing just go together. It is the perfect salad for spring and summer when strawberries are in season. When I visited my sister over the weekend she served a strawberry salad like this with maple glazed pecans and it was really good. I love the crunch the pecans added to the salad. I don't serve mine with pecans because of my daughter's nut allergy, but if you can have pecans, I would add the glazed pecans. It will make it even better."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 dinner salad portions
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 10 ounces fresh spinach, rinsed and dried well
• 1 quart strawberry, sliced

directions

1. In a bowl whisk together sugar, oil, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, and salt. Place in refrigerator for several hours. This helps the sugar dissolve and the flavors to blend.
2. For serving combine the spinach, strawberries, and dressing in a large bowl. Toss to coat well. I like to start with part of the dressing and toss and add more as needed.
3. You can also serve the spinach, strawberries, and dressing separate and let everyone serve their own amounts of each.

Reviews

[St_Nougat]

I had to leave out the Worchester sauce (has anchovies in it) and add some water to the dressing so that it wasn't a thick syrup. In the end I just wasn't impressed. the bites with the strawberries in it were good but I didn't think any of it was better than eating the salad dry.

 

[Paka1931]

This was a wonderful way to use some of our fresh berries. I did add 3T of water to the dressing as it was very stiff and the sugar was not dissolving. With that addition it was perfect for us. Thanks