The Best Strawberry Spinach Salad
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The Best Strawberry Spinach Salad
Description
This salad features baby spinach and sliced strawberries as the main fresh ingredients, accented by crunchy caramelized almonds and chewy dried craisins. The goat cheese adds a creamy, tangy element on top, enhancing the variety of textures and flavors. Optional cooked bow tie pasta can be included for a more substantial salad.
The dressing mixes red wine vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar, dried basil, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper. It is prepared ahead and chilled to develop flavor. Tossing the salad ingredients with the dressing just before serving preserves freshness and texture.
This salad suits a light meal or side dish with its combination of sweet fruit, crisp greens, toasted nuts, and creamy cheese. Serving it chilled ensures a refreshing taste, making it pleasant in warmer weather or as a complement to richer main dishes.
Ingredients
- 1-2 spinach baby, bags
- 1 cup almonds caramelized
- 1 cup craisins
- 2 cups strawberries sliced
- 8 oz bow tie pasta optional, cooked
- ½ cup goat cheese crumbled
Dressing Ingredients
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- ½ Cup olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tsp basil dried
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all of your salad dressing ingredients together in a bowl and place in refrigerator to blend.
- Right before your are ready to serve the salad, combine all of the salad ingredients together other than the goat cheese.
- Toss salad with dressing.
- Top with goat cheese just before serving.
- Serve chilled.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 432 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 432kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 202mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 257mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 158IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 87mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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