Strawberry Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette
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Strawberry spinach salad is one salad recipe that you won’t be able to stop eating. It’s a spinach salad loaded with sweet strawberries, toasted pecans, feta cheese, a little red onion, and dressed in a delicious strawberry vinaigrette.
This is the salad I make on repeat once warm weather hits — the one everyone happily piles onto their plate. The bright flavors and sweet berries make it feel perfect for summer, and I’ve even seen salad skeptics go back for seconds. That’s how good it is.
When strawberries are in season and sun-ripened, they’re so sweet they almost taste like candy, and I love how they play off the slightly bitter spinach. I finish the salad with toasted nuts, salty feta, crisp red onion, and a simple strawberry vinaigrette that ties everything together. Fair warning: it’s very hard to stop eating this one.
Two more strawberry salads to try are my strawberry balsamic chicken salad and my strawberry arugula salad.
Variations to try
- Instread of strawberries, try blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, or a combination.
- Walnuts, pistachios, or almonds can be used in place of pecans.
- Try using a mix of arugula and spinach – it’s delicious!
- If you have a ripe avocado on hand, dice it and add it to the salad.
What to serve with spinach and strawberry salad
This summery salad deserves to be eaten with tasty grilled meats. Here are a few of our favorite mains that go well with this spinach salad:
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- 1 pint strawberries (sliced)
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup toasted, chopped pecans (see notes)
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced red onion
- black pepper ( to serve)
Strawberry Spinach Salad Dressing
- ½ cup halved strawberries
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil (or other neutral-flavored oil)
- 1 ½ teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons honey
- pinch sea salt and pepper
Instructions
- Put the salad dressing ingredients into a small blender and blend on high until creamy. If you don't have a small blender, double the ingredient amounts so that the dressing blends easily.½ cup halved strawberries, 1 tablespoon avocado oil, 1 ½ teaspoons apple cider vinegar, 1 ½ teaspoons honey, pinch sea salt and pepper
- Put the spinach, strawberries, feta cheese, pecans, and red onion into a salad bowl and pour ¼ cup of the dressing over the top. Toss gently to coat then serve with some black pepper over the top.5 ounces baby spinach, 1 pint strawberries, ½ cup crumbled feta cheese, ½ cup toasted, chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons thinly sliced red onion
Notes
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I want to eat this salad every day of summer! So fresh, slightly sweet and delicious!
I live for strawberry spinach salads! This one is so good with the feta and pecans. YUM!
Looks amazing! It is great for our next BBQ night, thank you!
This is one of my absolute favourite summer salads!