Simple Spinach and Strawberry Salad

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Colorful and healthy, this Simple Spinach and Strawberry Salad makes a great lunch and can be easily customized. The strawberry dressing is the best in the world! 

Simple Spinach and Strawberry Salad

Hello friends! Tania from Cooktoria here, sharing this spring-inspired salad. 

When I mentioned in the description above that the Strawberry Dressing is the best in the world, I wasn’t kidding. It is wonderfully rich and smooth and it tastes so good on this Simple Spinach and Strawberry Salad. I assure you, it is impossible to stop eating it.

It is finally warm outside, and summer is on its way!

I am all about quick and healthy recipes that save time in the kitchen and help me lose my last 5 pounds before the summer. Yes, I’ve been working out and eating healthy, so I can finally say “Goodbye!” to my winter weight.

Did you guys do the same?

This salad is super versatile: it can serve as a quick and light lunch, or you can add some grilled chicken and feta cheese to make a filling dinner.

Now that I’ve convinced you to try it, let’s start cooking! We’ll start with the dressing.

To make this awesomeness you’ll need a few fresh strawberries, some canola oil (grapeseed or peanut oil are great alternatives), honey and white wine vinegar.

I’ve recently purchased some Grapeseed Oil from Amazon, and I use it in almost all my salad dressings. It has a very nice mild flavor and a lot of health benefits.

I like the simplest version of this salad which includes fresh baby spinach leaves, strawberries, poppy seeds and a few pine nuts. The flavors work great together and the creamy dressing on the crispy spinach leaves is all I am looking for.

However, you are welcome to add some walnuts, pecans, raisins, blueberries, raspberries, goat/feta cheese, apples or whatever else you wish. In any case, you’ll be happy with the result. 

Stay healthy, friends! 

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Simple Spinach and Strawberry Salad

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Colorful and healthy, this Simple Spinach and Strawberry Salad makes a great lunch and can be easily customized. The strawberry dressing is the best in the world!

Ingredients

For the dressing:

• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 4 chopped strawberries
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar

For the salad:

• 4 handfuls fresh baby spinach
• 6 chopped strawberries
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 tbsp poppy seeds

Instructions

2. Blend all the ingredients together in a mini hand chopper or food processor until smooth.
3. Arrange the spinach on the plates. Place the strawberries on top.
4. Sprinkle the salad with the dressing.
5. Garnish with pine nuts and poppy seeds.

Tania is the working bee at Cooktoria. She is passionate about food, cooking, photography and making new friends. She cooks simple and healthy meals inspired by Mediterranean cuisine. Originally from Ukraine, Tania now lives in New Jersey and likes to take long walks along the shore with her husband. Follow Tania on: Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram.